United States First Circuit

Defendant's conviction and sentence for offenses stemming from his participation in a home invasion, robbery, and murder of a gas station owner are affirmed over his claims of error regarding: 1) sufficiency of the evidence; 2) ambiguosity of the jury verdict; 3) limiting cross-examination of a witness; 4) court's interruption of closing argument; and 5) improper delegation of authority to a probation officer.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/11/2006
• Published 01/11/2006

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, LIPEZ, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Marlene Aponte Cabrera, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sonia I. Torres-Pabon, Assistant United States Attorney with whom H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney, Nelson Pérez-Sosa, United States Attorney, and German A. Rieckehoff, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.