Legal Opinion
United States v. Cruz Quilan
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 5, 1996No. 94-2217, 95-1390PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for a carjacking which resulted in the owner of the car being shot to death in front of his wife and son in the carport of their home in Puerto Rico. Jose Cruz-Kuilan, age 20 at the time of the crime, was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2119(3), the carjacking statute, and 18 U.S.C. § 2, aiding and abetting in the same, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The primary argument on appeal— that it was error to allow expert testimony from a forensic pathologist and to admit photographs of the victim’s wounds — is based on a theory this…
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