U.S. v. ZAVALA MALDONADO

No. 92-2361.

23 F.3d 4 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Rafael Angel ZAVALA MALDONADO, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 22, 1994.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied June 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luis Rafael Rivera, Hato Rey, PR, for appellant.

Jeanette Mercado Rios, Asst. U.S. Atty., Criminal Div., with whom Guillermo Gil, U.S. Atty., and Jose A. Quiles-Espinosa, Sr. Litigation Counsel, Hato Rey, PR, were on brief, for the U.S.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied June 28, 1994.

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

On July 2, 1992, a jury convicted Rafael Angel Zavala Maldonado ("Zavala") of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).1 On appeal, Zavala argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction and that defense counsel's closing argument was improperly hampered by objections...

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