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U.S. v. COSTA

Nos. 88-1506, 88-1534.

890 F.2d 480 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Robert COSTA, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. John T. DURAND, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 17, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel K. Sherwood, Malden, Mass., for defendant, appellant Robert costa.

Paul A. Dinsmore, Woonsocket, R.I., for defendant, appellant John T. Durand.

Michael E. Davitt, Sp. Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Lincoln C. Almond, U.S. Atty., Providence, R.I., was on brief, for plaintiff, appellee.

Before BOWNES and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges, and BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

Defendants Robert Costa and John Durand appeal their convictions by a jury for: 1) distributing cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); and 2) conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Defendants raise three issues on appeal. First, defendant Costa contends that there was insufficient evidence to support the verdict against him. Second, both defendants argue that...

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