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United States v. Rodriguez-Adorno

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 29, 2017No. 16-1114PPublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Rubén Rodríguez-Adorno, represented by newly-appointed counsel, attempts to reinvent his case on appeal. His appellate briefing is long on rhetoric and short on facts, and none of the issues that he advances was raised below. Discerning no plain error, we affirm the challenged conviction and sentence.

I. BACKGROUND

We briefly rehearse the background and travel of the case, drawing the facts from the change-of-plea colloquy, the uncontested portions of the presentence investigation report (PSI Report), and the sentencing transcript. See United States v.…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. United States v. VonnSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. United States v. DuarteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  4. United States v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. William A. DietzCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by28 opinions

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