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United States v. Acevedo-Lopez

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided October 11, 2017No. 15-2523PPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Lutgardo Aeeve-do-López (“Acevedo”) pled guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 666(a) by conspiring to bribe and paying a bribe to a judge on the Puerto Rico Court of First Instance. Acevedo appeals his sentence of nine years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

Prosecutors in the Aguadilla judicial region of Puerto Rico charged Acevedo with aggravated negligent homicide, obstruction of justice, and driving under the influencé of alcoholic beverages after he killed another driver in a car accident on June 30, 2012. In,…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Burns v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. United States v. Thomas Zichettello, Frank Richardone, Ronald Reale, Richard Hartman, James J. Lysaght, and Peter KramerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
  3. United States v. Dávila-GonzálezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. Cintrón-EchauteguiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. Walter F. CurranCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. Rondón-GarcíaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2018
  2. United States v. Acevedo-HernandezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2018
  3. United States v. Rodriguez-ReyesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. Viloria-SepulvedaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2019
  5. United States v. Garcia-MojicaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2020

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