United States First Circuit

Convictions of four defendants, including a corrupt police officer, for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute various illegal drugs are affirmed where: 1) the evidence was sufficient and a government agent witness did not give improper overview testimony; and 2) a defendant's claims that he did not understand the terms of his plea, and that the district court did not ascertain that a sufficient factual basis supported his plea, are rejected.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/14/2010
• Published 05/14/2010

Judges

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

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Juan F. Matos de Juan for appellant Luis Rosado-Pérez., Enrique Vélez-Rodríguez for appellant Marcos Rivera-Perez., Anita Hill Adames for appellant Emanuel Rivera Maldonado., Ramon Garcia-Garcia for appellant Juan Carlos Torres-Rodriguez.


• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy R. Henwood, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Velez, United States Attorney, Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, and Luke Cass, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.