U.S. v. ALVAREZ

Nos. 91-1286, 91-1287.

987 F.2d 77 (1993)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Victor Manuel ALVAREZ, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Diana MATOS, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 11, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rachel Brill, Asst. Federal Public Defender, with whom Benicio Sanchez Rivera, Federal Public Defender, was on brief, for appellant Victor Manuel Alvarez.

Joseph C. Laws, Jr., by Appointment of the Court, for appellant Diana Matos.

Ivan Dominguez, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Daniel F. Lopez Romo, U.S. Atty., and Jose A. Quiles-Espinosa, Senior Litigation Counsel, were on brief, for appellee U.S.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and SKINNER, Senior District Judge.


SKINNER, District Judge.

Appellants Victor M. Alvarez and Diana Matos, common law husband and wife, were convicted by a jury in the District of Puerto Rico for aiding and abetting several drug offenses.1 Miguel Flores, though not a party to this appeal nor convicted in the same trial, played a central role in the alleged cocaine trafficking scheme and pleaded guilty to the identical charges. Appellants defended against the charges alleging...

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