Court of Appeals for the First Circuit September 28, 1989, 89-1517 (United States v. Alfred Ruiz-Garcia, A/K/A Wilfredo Cintron Delgado, A/K/A Wilfredo Cintron)

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Alfred Ruiz Garcia was charged,

inter alia,

with conspiracy to possess in excess of five hundred grams of a Schedule II controlled substance (cocaine), intending to distribute the same. 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B) (1982). After defendant stipulated to certain relevant facts, the district court conducted a thorough Fed.R.Crim.P.