United States First Circuit

Conviction for possessing heroin with the intent to distribute and conspiracy is vacated where, while the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's verdict, the prosecutor's misstatements could have improperly led the jury to reach a guilty verdict.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/21/2007
• Published 09/21/2007

Judges

• DYK, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James H. Budreau for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James F. Lang, with whom, Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, and Cynthia A. Young, Assistant U.S. Attorney, were on brief, for the appellee.