Legal Opinion
United States v. Ruiz-Huertas
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 7, 2015No. 14-1038PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this sentencing appeal, defendant-appellant Andrés Ruiz-Huertas complains that his 50-year sentence is both procedurally and substantively unreasonable. After careful consideration, we affirm the challenged sentence.
This appeal arises out of an indictment returned by a federal grand jury sitting in the District of Puerto Rico, which charged the defendant, inter alia, with five counts of unlawful production of child pornography. 1 See 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a). Each count involved a different victim.
Before trial, the defendant entered into a non-binding plea agreement with…
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