United States First Circuit

Conviction of defendants for actively supporting two convicted criminals during a well-publicized, nine-month standoff with federal authorities, is affirmed where: 1) defendants' claims that their convictions are multiplicitous is rejected; 2) the indictment adequately alleged the federal crimes committed by the two principals; 3) the U.S. had "territorial jurisdiction" to prosecute defendants; 4) a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to represent himself was not violated; 5) a defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claim is premature, and his remaining claims related to the trial are meritless; 6) there was no error in the verdict form or jury instructions; 7) defendants' convictions for conspiracy to be an accessory after the fact and for being an accessory after the fact were supported by sufficient evidence; and 8) defendants' various challenges to their sentences are rejected.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/30/2010
• Published 07/30/2010

Judges

• LYNCH

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul M. Glickman, Seth R. Aframe