United States First Circuit

Defendant's conviction for distribution of crack cocaine is affirmed over his claims of error that: 1) he was denied due process by reason of the state's destruction of certain evidence; 2) the district court erred in admitting a transcript of lost tapes; and 3) the statute of limitations had run before defendant was brought to trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/24/2006
• Published 01/24/2006

Judges

• SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey S. Levin, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defender Office, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark E. Howard, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Thomas P. Colantuono, United States Attorney, was on brief for appellee.