Legal Opinion
United States v. Martinez-Torres
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 20, 1990No. Nos. 87-2006 to 87-2008PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION EN BANC
BAILEY ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.
On May 26, 1987, defendants-appellants were convicted of various drug offenses. Pursuant to a Puerto Rico District Court local rule authorizing the procedure, the jury empaneling had been conducted by a magistrate. Questions not resolved by the magistrate were satisfactorily resolved by the judge in the lobby during a recess, the judge not appearing in court until the empaneling had been completed. Defendants voiced no objection. Their appeals were argued before a panel of this court on May 5, 1989. Again, no question was raised as to the…
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