Legal Opinion
United States v. Rivera-Rosario
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 7, 2002No. Nos. 00-1545, 00-1577, 00-1546, 00-1700, 00-1575PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
The facts of this appeal are so unique that they could originate only in the District of Puerto Rico, the sole district within the American federal judiciary where every judge and almost every juror is fluent in English and Spanish.
Defendants-appellants were convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. On appeal, defendants collectively and separately raise a host of challenges to their convictions and sentences. After reviewing the issues presented, we find that the district court erred in allowing evidence to be…
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