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U.S. v. ACEVEDO

Nos. 87-1123, 87-1124 and 87-1125.

842 F.2d 502 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Gildardo F. ACEVEDO, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Kenneth ROMAN, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. David Roman LOPEZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 11, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Archetto, Providence, R.I., by Appointment of the Court, for defendant, appellant Kenneth Roman.

John F. Cicilline, Providence, R.I., by Appointment of the Court, with whom Thomas A. Grasso, Pawtucket, R.I., was on brief for defendants, appellants Gildardo F. Acevedo and David Roman Lopez.

Michael P. Iannotti, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Lincoln C. Almond, U.S. Atty., Providence, R.I., was on brief for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Circuit Judge, ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge, and BREYER, Circuit Judge.

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

A jury found appellants guilty of distribution of cocaine, aiding and abetting distribution, and a related conspiracy charge. Appellants now challenge the district court's refusal to dismiss the indictment because of excessive pre-indictment delay, to grant a judgment of acquittal on the conspiracy charge, and to define the term "constructive distribution" for the jury. Appellants finally challenge the form of a verdict sheet given to the jury...

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