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U.S. v. MORRIS

Nos. 90-1288, 90-1644.

977 F.2d 677 (1992)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Howard MORRIS, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Rafael TORMES-ORTIZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 8, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Laws, Jr., Hato Rey, P.R., for defendant, appellant Howard Morris.

Arthur Joel Berger, with whom Robert L. Moore, Miami, Fla., was on brief, for appellant Rafael Tormes-Ortiz.

Lena D. Mitchell, Atty., Criminal Div., Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section, Dept. of Justice, with whom Robert S. Mueller, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Mary Lee Warren, Chief, New York City, Margaret A. Grove, Deputy Chief, Washington, D.C., and Daniel F. López-Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges, and ZOBEL, District Judge.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

These appeals involve various rulings made by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico with reference to the joint trials of appellants Rafael Tormes-Ortiz ("Tormes-Ortiz") and Howard Morris ("Morris"). Appellant Tormes-Ortiz was convicted of conspiracy to possess marijuana and cocaine, possession of marijuana and cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, use of a firearm during the commission of a...

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