United States First Circuit

Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed over his challenge that he was being charged in Puerto Rico with the same offense for which he was convicted in Florida in violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/12/2005
• Published 01/12/2005

Judges

• FUSTÉ, District Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and FUSTÉ, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• María Teresa Arsuaga-Byrne, Assistant Federal Public Defender, with whom Joseph C. Laws, Jr., Federal Public Defender, was on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom H.S. García, United States Attorney, was on brief for appellee.