United States v. Richard J. Frontero

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

Frontero, Lagana, and Kelly appeal from judgments of conviction based on guilty pleas. Twenty-four co-defendants, including these three, were indicted on thirty-one counts of substantive violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2312, 2313, and 2314 1 and conspiracy to violate these statutes, 18 U.S.C. § 371. Each appeal presents different problems and will be dealt with separately.

I. Frontero

Frontero was convicted of (1) one count of conspiracy to transport, receive, conceal, and sell stolen motor vehicles in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, (2) one count of transporting a stolen motor…