United States v. Cortez

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 23-1029 UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. DAMIAN CORTEZ, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS [Hon. Leo T. Sorokin, U.S. District Judge] Before Montecalvo, Lynch, and Rikelman, Circuit Judges. Sara E. Silva, with whom Silva Kettlewell & Pignatelli LLP was on brief, for appellant. Mark T. Quinlivan, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Joshua S. Levy, Acting United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee. July 11, 2024 LYNCH, Circuit Judge. Following the denial of his…