United States First Circuit

United States v. Lema, 909 F.2d 561 (1st Cir. 1990) precludes defendants from prevailing under Rule 33's "newly discovered evidence" provision when their lawyers knew at trial about the evidence even though the defendants did not.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/26/2001
• Published 04/26/2001

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, LYNCH and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Neil M. Nameroff for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michelle Morales, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, and Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.