United States First Circuit

Conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act is affirmed where the jury would have found the defendant guilty even if the question of jurisdiction over defendant's vessel had been submitted to them, thus rendering any error in the court's failure to do so harmless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/27/2007
• Published 07/27/2007

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth J. Rodríguez, with whom Joseph S. Berman and Berman & Dowell were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.