United States First Circuit

Conviction and sentencing of defendant for offenses related to his role in the importation, possession and distribution of marijuana are upheld where defendant's challenges on the grounds of insufficiency of the evidence, and evidentiary and instructional error fail.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/01/2011
• Published 12/01/2011

Judges

• Before Lynch, Chief Judge, Lipez and Howard, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen D. Riden, with whom Michael J. Tuteur, Erica Templeton Spencer, Nathalie E. Cohen, Michael Thompson and Foley & Lardner LLP were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Renée M. Bunker, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.