Legal Opinion
United States v. Candelaria-Silva
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 11, 1998No. 97-1659PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
Following a jury trial, appellant Luis Candelaria-Silva (“Candelaria-Silva”) was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of amounts in excess of fifty grams of cocaine base, five kilograms of cocaine, one kilogram of heroin and an undetermined amount of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 846. Candelaria-Silva was additionally convicted on a criminal forfeiture count. On appeal, he raises numerous evidentiary and procedural issues. For the following reasons, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
We review the facts of a criminal case…
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