United States First Circuit

Conviction and sentence for drug crimes is affirmed where: 1) the evidence presented was sufficient to support each of the defendants' convictions; 2) any possible error in the admission of lay testimony was harmless; 3) district court's participation in trial did not constitute prejudicial error; 4) the defendants' jurisdictional challenge under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act was meritless; 5) the court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendants' multiple requests for a continuance and proceeding with the trial as scheduled; and 6) defendant's sentence was reasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/05/2009
• Published 05/05/2009

Judges

• Before Lynch, Chief Judge, Torruella, Boudin, Lipez and Howard, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel