Legal Opinion
United States v. Alfreda Barnes
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 30, 1989No. 88-1161PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAFFREY, Senior District Judge.
The defendant Alfreda Barnes appeals her conviction in the District of Rhode Island 1 for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (Count I) and for possession, as a convicted felon, of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (Count II). On appeal, Barnes challenges her conviction for Count I on three grounds. First, Barnes claims that there was insufficient evidence to support the jury’s finding that she constructively possessed the cocaine base found in her apartment. Second, Barnes argues that there was…
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