U.S. v. GOMEZ

No. 00-2249.

255 F.3d 31 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Elvin GOMEZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 6, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary A. Davis and Tisdale & Davis, P.A. on brief for appellant.

Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, and Todd E. Newhouse, Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

Before SELYA, LYNCH and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and alleging instructional error, defendant-appellant Elvin Gomez asks us to reverse (or, at least, set aside) his conviction for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine (cocaine base). Should we refuse this entreaty, he seeks vacation of his sentence. Discerning no error, we affirm both his conviction and sentence.

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