Legal Opinion
United States v. Nelson J. Del Rosario, United States of America v. Pedro Pacheco
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 1, 2004No. 02-2377, 03-1006PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
A federal grand jury sitting in the District of Puerto Rico indicted defendants-appellants Nelson J. Del Rosario and Pedro Pacheco, along with a third man, Miguel Pérez, on charges of conspiring to distribute controlled substances. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a), 846. The operative bill — the superseding indictment handed up on May 2, 2001 — also charged Del Rosario with two counts of possession of large quantities of cocaine and heroin, respectively, with intent to distribute the same. See id. § 841(a)(1). Pérez disappeared after posting bail and is still a fugitive. Del…
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