Court of Appeals for the First Circuit August 7, 2002, Nos. 00-1545, 00-1577, 00-1546, 00-1700, 00-1575 (United States v. Rivera-Rosario)

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

The facts of this appeal are so unique that they could originate only in the District of Puerto Rico, the sole district within the American federal judiciary where every judge and almost every juror is fluent in English and Spanish.

Defendants-appellants were convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, cocaine, and heroin.