United States v. Torres-Colon
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Kenny Torres-Co-lón appeals his conviction and sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm. Although two errors occurred at trial, both are ultimately harmless. Thus, we affirm his conviction.
I
During the early morning hours of March 27, 2012, Sergeant Edgardo Alvarado-Martinez and Agent Alberto Vázquez-Torres were patrolling Highway 52 in Salinas, Puerto Rico. At approximately 1:00 a.m., the officers recorded an oncoming vehicle traveling at a speed of eighty miles per hour, exceeding the fifty-five mile per hour speed limit. Activating their…
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