United States First Circuit

Conviction for possession of firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking is affirmed over claims that: 1) the evidence was insufficient to prove that the firearm was possessed "in furtherance of" drug activities; and 2) the trial judge committed reversible evidentiary errors by improper admissions of expert testimony and character evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/11/2008
• Published 04/11/2008

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Leslie W. O'Brien for appellant., Paul Hart Smyth, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief for appellant.