United States First Circuit

The convictions and sentences for aiding and abetting the possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, brought by six defendants are all affirmed over multiple evidentiary, prosecutorial misconduct, and ineffective assistance of counsel claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/27/2003
• Published 05/27/2003

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LYNCH and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Raymond L. Sánchez Maceira, for appellant Radmen Downs-Moses., Rafael F. Castro Lang, for appellant Ramón Sánchez-Hernández., William A. Gilmore, Jr., with whom Azzarito & Gilmore, LLP, was on brief, for appellant Raúl Salazar-Uriana., Jean Philip Gauthier, for appellant Gerónimo Amparo-Hernández., H. Ernest Stone, for appellant Larry Ward-Bryan., Terrance J. McCarthy, for appellant Jerry Ward-O'Neill.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney, and Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.