Legal Opinion
United States v. Albert Sorondo
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 23, 1988No. 87-5520PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, the appellant challenges his conviction on charges of distributing and conspiring to distribute cocaine. He attacks the constitutionality of the law under which he was sentenced and the admissibility of certain testimony by a government witness. We reverse.
I. FACTS
The charges against the appellant, Albert Sorondo, stem from his sale of one kilogram of cocaine to an agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), David Lorino, and a paid DEA informant, Raphael O’Relly. Appellant does not dispute the facts surrounding the sale. The informant, O’Relly,…
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