U.S. v. SUTHERLAND


929 F.2d 765 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Dianne SUTHERLAND, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Alan W. FINI, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 26, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendy Sibbison, Greenfield, Mass., for defendant, appellant Dianne Sutherland.

William C. Newman, with whom Lesser, Newman, Souweine & Nasser, Northampton, Mass., was on brief, for defendant, appellant Alan W. Fini.

C. Jeffrey Kinder, Asst. U.S. Atty., Wilbraham, Mass., with whom Wayne A. Budd, U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., and Kevin J. Cloherty, Sp. Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, ALDRICH and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Dianne Sutherland of one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana, and Alan Fini of three counts of distributing cocaine, one count of distributing marijuana, two counts of tax evasion, and the conspiracy count. Both appellants raise a myriad of issues as grounds for reversal of their convictions. Although worthy of discussion, we find that these appeals are ultimately without merit, and we affirm the convictions...

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