United States DC Circuit

Defendants' convictions for drug-related offenses are affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) rulings on jurisdiction, 2) pretrial discovery, 3) a bill of particulars, 4) a severance motion; 5) admission of evidence; and 6) sufficiency of the evidence, but remanded for defendants' resentencing pursuant to Booker and for further proceedings on one defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/02/2006
• Published 06/02/2006

Judges

• Before:  TATEL and GARLAND, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• H. Heather Shaner, appointed by the court, argued the cause for appellant Rafael Mejia., Jon S. Pascale, appointed by the court, argued the cause for appellant Homes Valencia Rios. Joseph Virgilio, appointed by the court, was on the brief for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Teresa A. Wallbaum, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief was Robert A. Feitel, Attorney.