United States First Circuit

Convictions and sentences for conspiracy to distribute multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine are affirmed over claims that: 1) guilty pleas entered by some defendants were not voluntary; 2) there were multiple sentencing errors; and 3) sentencing was not in accordance with U.S. v. Booker.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/26/2006
• Published 05/26/2006

Judges

• JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge., Before LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge  and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mauricio Hernàndez-Arroyo for appellant Orlando Ortiz-Torres., Raúl S. Mariani-Franco for appellant Omar Cosme-Piri., Bruce Green for appellant Raymond Torres-Santiago., José R. Olmo-Rodríguez for appellant Jose Renovales-Vélez., Luis M. Cháves-Ghigliotty for appellant Julio Mattei-Albizu.


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