United States First Circuit

District court erred by unfairly admitting into evidence the defendant's letter of confession, written pursuant to his plea agreement. Defendant's cocaine conspiracy convictions are vacated and the case is remanded.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/22/2003
• Published 12/22/2003

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, BALDOCK, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• G. Richard Strafer, with whom G. Richard Strafer, P.A., was on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney and Sonia I. Torres-Pabón, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Criminal Division, were on brief, for appellee.