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U.S. v. PERKINS

Nos. 89-1726, 89-1729.

926 F.2d 1271 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Patrick PERKINS, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Lois PERKINS, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 5, 1991.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing March 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendy Sibbison, Greenfield, Mass., by Appointment of the Court, for appellant Patrick Perkins.

John T. Burns, Boston, Mass., by Appointment of the Court, for appellant Lois Perkins.

R.J. Cinquegrana, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Wayne A. Budd, U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for the U.S.

Before CAMPBELL and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges, and CAFFREY, Senior District Judge.

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Patrick and Lois Perkins (husband and wife) appeal from their March 15, 1989 convictions, after a jury trial, for conspiracy and for possession with intent to distribute one kilogram of cocaine. The district court sentenced each of them to a mandatory minimum five year term, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 841. Patrick and Lois make various claims of error which we consider and ultimately reject.

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