Legal Opinion

United States v. Pierce

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 11, 2015No. Docket Nos. 13-3687-cr, 13-3930-cr, 13-3936-crPublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHIN, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-appellants Earl Pierce, Melvin Colon, and Joshua Meregildo appeal from judgments of conviction entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Pauley,./.) on September 25, 2013, following a jury trial at which they were found guilty of, inter alia, conspiracy, racketeering, murder, narcotics trafficking, and firearms offenses. The district court sentenced Pierce principally to 600 months’ imprisonment, Colon principally to life plus 420 months’ imprisonment, and Meregildo principally to life plus 60 months’ imprisonment.

Defendan…

2Cases cited33 opinions

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