UNITED STATES v. CRUZ

Nos. 1163, 1225, Dockets 85-1479, 85-1483.

797 F.2d 90 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Luis CRUZ and Rogelio Chacon, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided July 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl H. Loewenson, Jr., Bruce A. Green, New York City, Asst. U.S. Attys., of counsel (Rudolph W. Giuliani, U.S. Atty. for S.D.N.Y.), for appellee.

Lawrence W. Kessler, Hempstead, N.Y., for defendant-appellant Cruz.

Phylis Skloot Bamberger, New York City, of counsel (The Legal Aid Society, Federal Defender Services Unit), for defendant-appellant Chacon.

Before VAN GRAAFEILAND, KEARSE and MINER, Circuit Judges.


MINER, Circuit Judge:

Luis Cruz and Rogelio Chacon appeal from judgments of conviction entered following a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Goettel, J.) stemming from their involvement in a narcotics distribution operation. Cruz's principal contention on this appeal is that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the statement of an unindicted co-conspirator, the testimony of the arresting officer that...

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