U.S. v. COTTO-APONTE

No. 93-1287.

30 F.3d 4 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Emilio COTTO-APONTE, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 20, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos A. Vazquez-Alvarez, Asst. Federal Public Defender, with whom Benicio Sanchez Rivera, Federal Public Defender, San Juan, PR, was on brief, for appellant.

José A. Quiles-Espinosa, Sr. Litigation Counsel, Hato Rey, PR, with whom Guillermo Gil, U.S. Atty., Washington, DC, and Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Asst. U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, PR, were on brief, for appellee.

CYR, BOUDIN and STAHL, Circuit Judges.


CYR, Circuit Judge.

Following a two-day jury trial, appellant Emilio Cotto Aponte ("Cotto") was convicted of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), 18 U.S.C. § 2 (1993). On appeal, he challenges two evidentiary rulings and the sufficiency of the evidence. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

The challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence requires that we assess all evidence, draw all reasonable inferences...

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