United States v. Verdugo

BARBADORO, District Judge.

Adolfo Verdugo and Rafael Fernández-Roque challenge their convictions for con spiraey to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine. They argue, among other things, that the trial court erred in (1) refusing to suppress certain physical evidence and admissions, (2) allowing testimony from a government agent interpreting wiretapped communications, (3) declining to admit a videotape of a statement that Verdugo gave to government agents, and (4) failing to properly instruct the jury concerning the inferences that can be drawn from a defendant’s presence at…