Legal Opinion
United States v. Miranda Santiago
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 19, 1996No. 95-1301, 95-1302 and 95-1304PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GERTNER, District Judge.
In this consolidated appeal, we consider challenges to the sentences of Ismael Rivera-DeCelis, Carmen Pacheco-Rijos and Juan José Miranda-Santiago. In September of 1994, these defendant-appellants, along with twenty-one co-defendants, pled guilty to participation in a drug distribution conspiracy spanning over a year and involving trafficking in crack cocaine, cocaine, heroin, and marijuana, as well as using or brandishing firearms, and engaging in carjacking to facilitate their drug trade.
The defendants were arraigned in two groups, pled guilty before the same judge…
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