Legal Opinion

United States v. Alejandro-Montañez

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided February 18, 2015No. 12-2035, 12-2037, 12-2041PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.

Criminal defendants Josué Alejandro-Montañez, Julio Severino-Batista, and Eddie Alejandro-Montañez (“Defendants”) appeal from convictions and sentences related to a criminal conspiracy to import cocaine. Defendants argue that the district court: (1) erred in denying their motions for judgment of acquittal; (2) erred in determining cocaine quantity at sentencing; (3) abused its discretion in fashioning their sentences; (4) violated their Sixth Amendment right to a public trial; and (5) erred in applying a two-level sentencing enhancement for the foreseeable presence of a…

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2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Alleyne v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  2. United States v. Dominguez BenitezSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Dillon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. United States v. SepulvedaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. Yeje-CabreraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. United States v. Burgos-MontesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
  2. United States v. Rosario-CamachoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
  3. United States v. HenryCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. ParigianCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2016
  5. United States v. FordCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2016

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