Legal Opinion

United States v. Felipe Bonilla Romero, A/K/A "Felo Bonilla,"

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided February 17, 1988No. 87-1052PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Felipe Bonilla Romero appeals his conviction and subsequent sentence on four counts of federal drug and firearm violations. We affirm.

During a surveillance of Bonilla’s home on September 18, 1985, a Puerto Rico government agent witnessed evidence of two drug transactions. The agent subsequently saw Bonilla leave his home by car in possession of a pistol and communicated this fact to other Puerto Rico officers. These officers arrested appellant and, during a search of his car, found the pistol and small amounts of cocaine and heroin. He was then arraigned on weapons…

2Cases cited43 opinions

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3Cited by71 opinions

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