United States First Circuit

Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed over his challenges that the district court abused its discretion by 1) permitting the government to open its case with "overview testimony" and 2) allowing expert testimony on the operation of a typical drug conspiracy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/30/2004
• Published 08/30/2004

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, SELYA, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jorge E. Rivera-Ortíz on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney, Sonia I. Torres-Pabón, Assistant United States Attorney Chief, Criminal Division, and Germán Rieckehoff, Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.