United States First Circuit

Sentence and conviction of drug and weapons offenses committed in connection with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Operation Guard Shack, which targeted corrupt Puerto Rico police officers, are affirmed where: 1) defendant has not shown that the prosecutor's statements require reversal of his convictions; 2) the District Court did not abuse his discretion in denying the motion for a mistrial; 3) defendant has not met his burden of showing that the jury was coerced, and thus has not shown that the District Court's Allen charge constituted plain error; 4) evidence was sufficient to support conviction; and 5) there were no jury instruction errors.

Appellate Information

• Published 2016/05/31

Judges

• BARRON

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel