U.S. v. RIVERA

No. 93-4899.

58 F.3d 600 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mario RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 14, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Alan Brian, Miami, FL, for appellant.

Roberto Martinez, U.S. Atty., Richard D. Boscovich, Linda Collins Hertz, and Harriett R. Galvin, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, FL, for appellee.

Before KRAVITCH and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges, and CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge.


CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Mario Rivera was convicted of receiving and possessing an unregistered firearm, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d), and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Rivera's arrest followed a successful reverse sting operation by the government. The government's confidential informant, acting on instructions from government...

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