United States First Circuit

Defendant's carjacking conviction is vacated where: 1) the District Court did not comply with its obligation to independently review the government's compliance with the Jencks Act; and 2) the record did not reflect that the District Court made any response to a jury note requesting copies of certain documents.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/19/2009
• Published 06/19/2009

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before LIPEZ, HANSEN and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rafael F. Castro Lang for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• German A. Rieckehoff, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa E. Rodriguez Velez, United States Attorney and Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, were on brief, for appellee.