Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-15-2001
Abstract
Defendant-appellant Miguel Velasquez appeals from a judgment of conviction entered in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Chatigny, J.) after a jury trial, convicting him of one count of attempted possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, and 18 U.S.C. § 2. The district court sentenced Velasquez to a 96-month term of imprisonment. Velasquez' conviction stemmed from a reverse-sting operation during which an undercover officer posed as a drug dealer and taped several conversations between himself and Velasquez that purportedly revealed Velasquez' attempt, through the use of coded language, to purchase a kilogram of cocaine. On appeal, Velasquez challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction. It is his present contention that, based on the evidence presented at trial, no rational jury could conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that he knew that cocaine was the contraband that was the object of his attempted purchase.
Recommended Citation
Miner '56, Roger J., "US v. Velasquez, 271 F. 3d 364 - Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit 2001" (2001). Circuit Court Opinions. 139.
https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/circuit_opinions/139
Comments
271 F.3d 364 (2001)
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Miguel VELASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 00-1494.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Argued June 29, 2001.Decided November 15, 2001.New York Law School location: File #2951, Box 143