Legal Opinion
United States v. George E. Veillette, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 2, 1985No. 85-1127PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises out of an indictment charging nineteen persons with conspiracy to possess over a thousand pounds of marihuana with the intent to distribute the drug. See 21 U.S.C. § 841 and 846. It was the government’s position that the conspirators were involved in the purchase and sale of a large supply of marihuana which was kept near Bangor, Maine. Eleven of the nineteen were tried by a jury. The convicted defendants, with the exception of the herein appellant Veillette, who fled following conviction, were sentenced on May 16, 1984. Their convictions were…
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