U.S. v. PEREIRA

No. 15-1669.

848 F.3d 17 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Nelson PEREIRA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

February 3, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Sultan , with whom Kerry A. Haberlin and Rankin & Sultan, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellant.

Olga B. Castellón-Miranda , Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division, with whom Rosa E. Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, Mariana E. Bauzá-Almonte , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, and Juan Carlos Reyes-Ramos , Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Thompson, Dyk, and Kayatta Circuit Judges.


Nelson Pereira was convicted of conspiring to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute, and aiding and abetting others to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. On appeal, Pereira contends that a new trial is warranted as a result of, inter...

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