U.S. v. VEGAS

Nos. 777, 778, 779, 1413 and 1414, Dockets 93-1375, 93-1443, 93-1462, 93-1525 and 93-1526.

27 F.3d 773 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Jose VEGAS, also known as Jose Rojas, also known as Chieto, Defendant-Appellant, Michael Virella and William Guzman, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maria A. Barton, Asst. U.S. Atty., New York City (Mary Jo White, U.S. Atty., S.D.N.Y., Kenneth M. Karas, Cathy Seibel, David Raymond Lewis, Asst. U.S. Attys., of counsel, on the brief), for appellee-cross-appellant U.S.

Mark L. Amsterdam, New York City (Amsterdam & Lewinter), for defendant-appellant Jose Rojas Vegas.

Valerie S. Amsterdam, New York City, for defendant-appellant-cross-appellee Michael Virella.

Roger L. Stavis, New York City (Steven R. Kartagener, Kartagener & Stavis, on the brief), for defendant-appellant-cross-appellee William Guzman.

Before: KEARSE and LEVAL, Circuit Judges and POLLACK, Senior District Judge.


LEVAL, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Jose Vegas, Michael Virella and William Guzman appeal judgments of conviction entered in the Southern District of New York on both counts of a two-count indictment charging them with possession of heroin with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), 841(b)(1)(B) & 846. Following pretrial proceedings before Judge Shirley Wohl Kram (S.D.N.Y.), the...

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