U.S. v. SANTIAGO

No. 07-2543.

566 F.3d 65 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Eddie SANTIAGO, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 22, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Falvey, by appointment of the court, with whom Law Office of James Falvey was on brief for appellant.

Cynthia A. Young, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, JOHN R. GIBSON, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.


BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by Eddie Santiago from his conviction and sentence for drug trafficking; the offense was based on his sale in Springfield, Massachusetts of 99 grams of crack cocaine on May 17, 2004, to a cooperating witness and in the presence of a second such witness. His defense at trial was entrapment. The factual background is complicated but, as Santiago does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, the narrative can be shortened...

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