Legal Opinion
United States v. Pacheco
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 5, 2019No. 16-1690PPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOUTER, Associate Justice.
Defendant Kenny Pacheco pleaded guilty to conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (d), and to using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1)(A). The District Court imposed consecutive sentences of 70 months in prison on the first offense and 60 months on the second. On appeal, Pacheco argues that his firearms conviction and sentence duplicate his prior conviction and sentence for a firearms offense under Puerto Rico law, and thus violate the Fifth Amendment's…
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