Legal Opinion
United States v. Rafael Angel Zavala Maldonado
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 28, 1994No. 92-2361PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
On July 2, 1992, a jury convicted Rafael Angel Zavala Maldonado (“Zavala”) of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).1 On appeal, Zavala argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction and that defense counsel’s closing argument was improperly hampered by objections from the prosecutor. For the reasons set forth, we affirm.
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The first ground of appeal requires an understanding of the evidence and, given the conviction, we recite the evidence in the light most favorable to the government. United States v.…
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