United States First Circuit

Conviction for aiding and abetting an armed bank robbery and the use and carrying of firearms in relation to that offense is affirmed over defendant's claims that: 1) his post-arrest statements were obtained in violation of Miranda; 2) the underlying evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction; and 3) evidence of his two prior bank robberies should have been excluded under Fed. R. of Evid. 404(b) and 403.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/16/2008
• Published 04/16/2008

Judges

• KEENAN, District Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LYNCH, Circuit Judge, and KEENAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ludwig Ortiz Belaval, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas F. Klumper, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, was on the brief for appellee.