United States First Circuit

When English transcripts of foreign language conversations are presented to the jury, and no party objects to their accuracy, the government must supplement the record promptly upon the filing of any notice of appeal so that defendant's appellate counsel has adequate opportunity to review the supplemented record.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/18/2005
• Published 05/18/2005

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, LYNCH, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• J. Michael McGuinness, with whom The McGuiness Law Firm was on brief, for appellant Pacheco-Diaz., Ignacio Fernández de Lahongrais on brief, for appellant Vázquez Guadalupe.


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