People v. Salcedo

Opinion by

Judge KAPELKE.

Defendant, Jose C. Salcedo, appeals from the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of unlawful possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and unlawful possession of twenty-eight grams or more of cocaine. He also challenges the jury’s determination that he was a special offender. We affirm in part and vacate in part.

On May 1,1995, defendant arrived at Denver International Airport (DIA) on a flight from Los Angeles. A Denver Police detective and a Drug Enforcement Administration *9agent were watching the passengers deplane…