Legal Opinion
United States v. Manuel L. Mateos-Sanchez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 29, 1988No. 87-2012PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from the arrest of the defendant-appellant, Manuel L. Mateos-Sanchez, a citizen of Spain, at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport at Carolina, Puerto Rico on April 29, 1987. Appellant seeks reversal of his conviction by jury trial in district court for the possession, importation and intent to distribute approximately three (3) pounds of cocaine.
Appellant raises five issues on appeal: (1) whether the district court committed reversible error by allowing the prosecutor to question the defendant about his use of drugs and about his possession of a…
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