Legal Opinion
United States v. Lebrón-Caceres
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided January 14, 2016No. CRIMINAL NO. 15-279 (PAD)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PEDRO A. DELGADO-HERNÁNDEZ, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Mario Lebrón-Caceres was indicted for coercion and enticement of an individual to engage in a sexual activity, and with interstate extortion as proscribed by 18 U.S.C. § 2422(a) and § 875(d) (Docket No. 10). Before the court is Lebrón’s “Motion to Dismiss Count One of the Indictment” (Docket No. 24), which the government opposed (Docket No. 29).
The motion to dismiss is predicated on the view that Puerto Rico is not a territory of the United States. A thorough purview of relevant materials shows that Puerto Rico is such a…
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