U.S. v. ARIAS-MONTOYA

No. 91-1908.

967 F.2d 708 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Victor ARIAS-MONTOYA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 23, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Murphy, Providence, R.I., for defendant, appellant.

Zechariah Chafee, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Lincoln C. Almond, U.S. Atty., Providence, R.I., was on brief, for appellee.

Before CYR, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judges.


COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Victor Arias-Montoya appeals his conviction for knowingly and intentionally possessing cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B). We find that the district court erred in admitting into evidence defendant's prior conviction for cocaine possession, but that the error was harmless. We therefore affirm.

I.

The facts as the jury could have found them are as follows.

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