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825 F.Supp. 19 (1993) UNITED STATES of America v. Martha CONCEPCION, a/k/a Martha Martinez, a/k/a Martha Morales, a/k/a Julianna Sanchez, a/k/a Sonia Serrano, a/k/a Gladys Torres, Defendant. UNITED STATES of America v. Ana MORILLO, a/k/a Rossi Colon, a/k/a Marta Fernandez, a/k/a Luz Lopez, a/k/a Gloria Velez, a/k/a Jeanette Ruiz, Defendant. UNITED STATES of America v. Jane ARENDELL, a/k/a Maria Gonzalez, a/k/a Annette Rive

808 F.Supp. 166 (1992) UNITED STATES of America v. Martha CONCEPCION, a/k/a Martha Martinez, a/k/a Martha Morales, a/k/a Julianna Sanchez, a/k/a Sonia Serrano, a/k/a Gladys Torres, Defendant. UNITED STATES of America v. Virginia FIGUEROA, a/k/a Patris Gordon, a/k/a Lillian Navarro, a/k/a Juana Martinez, a/k/a Rita Pagan, a/k/a Mary Puig, a/k/a Rosa Rivera, Defendant. UNITED STATES of America v. Theresa Amelia ROMAN, a/k/a

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit Nos. 14-1692 14-1870 14-1919 14-2098 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. MANUEL DE JESÚS ROSARIO-PÉREZ; JORGE GÓMEZ-GONZÁLEZ, a/k/a Jorge Cara de Truck; BRYANT SETIAWAN-RAMOS, a/k/a Chino; and SANTIAGO HERNÁNDEZ-ROSA, a/k/a Chago Coyote, Defendants, Appellants.

Robert E. Payne, Senior United States District Judge This matter is before the Court on the Defendant's MOTION TO DISMISS INDICTMENT (the "Motion") (ECF No. 18). For the reasons set forth below, the Motion will be denied. BACKGROUND I. Procedural Context Trinidad Diaz-Martinez ("Diaz-Martinez") was charged in a one-count indictment with illegal reent

STAHL, Circuit Judge. A jury convicted appellant Sherad Ther-rien on five counts of drug trafficking and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Therrien admits that he committed these offenses. However, on appeal he disputes the appropriateness of his convictions and resulting sentence based on events occurring before, during, and after his trial. Sp

866 F.2d 1412 Perez Santana (Luciano), Perez (Claribelle, Rosa, Josephine, Lynette)v.Trinidad and Tobago (BWIA) International Airlines NO. 88-3085 United States Court of Appeals,Third Circuit. DEC 16, 1988 Appeal From: D.V.I., O'Brien, J.

Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM. PER CURIAM: The Hostage Taking Act, 18 U.S.C. '§ 1203, prescribes criminal penalties for foreign nationals who abduct American citizens. In this case, nationals of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago abducted wealthy individuals, held them captive in the island’s mountainous forests, and extorted ransoms from terrifie

GUSTAVO A. GELPÍ* , UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Pending before the court are the defendants Harold Esquilin-Montanez and James Stewart-Carrasquillo's motions for judgment of acquittal under Rule 29 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (Dockets No. 243, 245) and the government's response thereto (Docket No. 247). After carefully considering the parties' arguments, the court DENIES

618 F.3d 976 (2010) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Trinidad RIVERA-CORONA, aka Trino Rivera-Corona, Defendant-Appellant. No. 08-30286. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 4, 2010. Filed August 18, 2010. *977 David R. Partovi, Spokane, WA, for the defendant-a

175 F.Supp.2d 129 (2001) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff v. [05] Martires Paulino CASTRO, [08] Esteban Martinez García, [23] Carlos Valdes, Defendants Criminal No. 00-0693(PG). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. November 14, 2001. *130 Miriam R. Ramos-Grateroles, San Juan, for Rafael Reynoso-De-La-Cruz. Marl

McCONNELL, Circuit Judge. In June of 2002, a border patrol agent apprehended Mr. Trinidad Lucio-Lucio for violating the immigration laws. Mr. Lucio-Lucio had been deported twice previously, most recently on May 10, 2002. He subsequently pled guilty to one count of illegally reentering the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Because he had a prior conviction in Texas

HANSEN, Circuit Judge. Roberto Gonzalez-Lopez appeals the 57-month sentence imposed by the district court 2 following Gonzalez-Lopez’s conviction for illegal reentry by a deported alien *795 in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) &

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ________________ No. 02-2836 ________________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v.

BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge. Fabio Rodriguez Cortes, Robinson Rodriguez Cortes, Eduardo Ocampo-Hoyos, Maritza Candelaria Pantoja and Rafael Perez Martinez were arrested in November of 1989 during a federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation of a Colombian cocaine operation. The five defendants were tried jointly for conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States and other related offenses.1

ALARCON, Circuit Judge: Miguel Angel Chavez-Gutierrez (Chavez-Gutierrez) appeals from the sentence of 45-months’ months’ imprisonment imposed following his guilty plea to aiding and abetting the distribution of a controlled substance on June 28, 1990, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Chavez-Gutierrez contends that the district court erroneously applied Se

IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Chief Judge: A few injudicious words uttered in the heat of battle by an Assistant United States Attorney may undo months of preparation by police, prosecutorial, and judicial officers. In some eases, the prosecutor’s excess zeal may be so egregious that it taints a conviction, requiring us to order a new trial. W

17-661 Persad v. Barr 17‐661 Persad v. Barr In the United States Court of Appeals For the Second Circuit ______________ August Term, 2018 (Argued: October 16, 2018 Decided: March 24, 2020)

*938 OPINION DUFFY, District Judge: Silva Mamigonian, an Armenian native, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Injunctive and Declaratory Relief, and Mandamus (“District Court Petition”) against the U.S. Attorney General and officials of the Department of Homeland Security (

OPINION & ORDER PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge. Myles Straker, an alien, is currently detained in a New York State prison pursuant to a detainer issued by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) while proceedings to remove him from the United States are underway. DHS1 asserts that it has the authority (indeed, the duty) to detain him under the mandatory det

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 23-1872 JOSÉ ERNESTO HERNÁNDEZ-CASTRODAD; IRIS MARTA MARCANO; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP HERNÁNDEZ-MARCANO, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. HON. SIGFRIDO STEIDEL-FIGUEROA, in his official capacity as Administrator of the Administration of Tribunals of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (OAT), Defendant,