U.S. v. BALSAM

Nos. 98-1476, 98-1477, 98-1478, 98-1672, 98-1894.

203 F.3d 72 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Stephen BALSAM, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Joseph Zackular, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Todd A. Arsenault, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Thomas C. Meuse, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. John Meuse, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 11, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Oteri, with whom Oteri, Weinberg & Lawson, Kimberly Homan and Sheketoff & Homan were on brief for appellant Balsam.

Leo T. Sorokin, with whom Elizabeth L. Prevett was on brief for appellant John Meuse.

Geraldine S. Hines, with whom Burnham & Hines was on brief for appellant Zackular.

Douglas J. Beaton for appellant Thomas Meuse.

Kevin E. Sharkey, with whom Kenna, Johnston & Sharkey, P.A. was on brief for appellant Arsenault.

Jonathan L. Marcus, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, Michael J. Pelgro, Assistant United States Attorney, and Patrick Hamilton, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.

Before STAHL, Circuit Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.


CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.

In these consolidated criminal appeals, Todd Arsenault, Stephen Balsam, John Meuse, Thomas Meuse and Joseph Zackular seek to set aside their respective convictions, and in certain instances the sentences imposed by the district court, in connection with a rash of armed robberies perpetrated in the Boston area during 1990. We affirm the district court judgment in all respects.

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