United States First Circuit
US v. Santiago-Perez, 10-1776
On appeal of a conviction of attempting to possess with an intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a controlled substance, the conviction is affirmed, where evidence of the amount of money that the defendant and his companions were carrying when entering a country from which the drugs were shipped was relevant and not prejudicial under Rule 403 of the Federal Rules of Evidence.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/19/2012
- Published 01/19/2012
Judges
- Howard
Court
- United States First Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Lawrence A. Vogelman, Nelson Pérez-Sosa