Legal Opinion
United States v. Hector Espinal
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 19, 1985No. 84-1822PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
On April 25, 1984 a Federal Grand Jury returned a two-count indictment charging Hector Espinal (appellant) with distribution of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). His defense was that of entrapment. A jury found him guilty on one of the counts and, thereafter, he received a two-year suspended sentence with a two-year probation, a special parole term of five years and a fine of $2,100. The issues presented here are: (1) whether the district court erred in excluding extrinsic evidence aimed at establishing prior misconduct by a witness; (2) whether it erred…
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