United States v. Erasmo Maldonado, Jr.

Defendant pro se Erasmo Maldonado, Jr., appeals from a November 30, 1992 judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, John R. Bar-tels, Judge, convicting him of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B) (1988), and sentencing him principally to 70 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by a four-year term of supervised release. On appeal, Maldonado contends, inter alia, that the district court (a) failed to afford him an opportunity to address the court before the imposition of sentence, and (b)…