U.S. v. NICKENS

No. 90-1041.

955 F.2d 112 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. David Lloyd NICKENS, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gabriel J. Chin, by Appointment of the Court, with whom Janet E. Halley and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendant, appellant.

Joseph C. Wyderko, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Daniel F. Lopez-Romo, U.S. Atty., and Rosa E. Rodriguez Velez, Asst. U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief, for U.S.

Before LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge, BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOWNES, Circuit Judge.


LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, David Lloyd Nickens, appeals from his conviction in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Nickens was indicted and convicted in a jury trial on three counts: importation of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a); possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); and arrival in the United States on board...

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