Legal Opinion
United States v. Jay Lewis Dworken, A/K/A Jason Lewis, Jay Lewis, United States of America v. William S. Gay, United States of America v. Steve Rogove
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 17, 1988No. 87-1354, 87-1769 and 87-1770PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Jay Dworken, Steven Rogove and William Gay appeal their convictions for attempting to possess marijuana with the intent to distribute it. We affirm the judgments.
I. FACTS
We first outline the criminal scheme revealed by the evidence, adding more detail in our subsequent discussion of specific issues.
This case arises out of a classic undercover reverse drug sting conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Appellant Jay Dworken was contacted by undercover DEA Agent Michael Cunniff in regard to assistance Dworken was seeking for the importation of some…
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