United States First Circuit

Conviction and sentence for drug conspiracy and distribution are affirmed over claims that the district court erred in 1) failing to dismiss the indictment, in admitting as evidence a death certificate without sanitation as to the cause of death, and 2) enhancing sentence to life without submitting the enhancement factor to the jury.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/22/2003
• Published 09/22/2003

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, STAPLETON, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• José C. Romo-Matienzo, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas F. Klumper, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom H.S. Garć ia, United States Attorney, and Sonia I. Torres-Pabón, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Criminal Division, were on brief, for appellee.