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United States v. Martínez-Benítez

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 24, 2019No. 17-1393PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

At stake today is whether federal prosecutors proved José Martínez Benítez's prior Puerto Rico-law conviction (described below) is a "controlled substance offense" for federal-sentencing purposes. Concluding they did not, we vacate his sentence and remand for resentencing consistent with this opinion.

*2How Martínez's Case Got Here1

Martínez pled guilty in federal court to possessing a firearm despite his status as a felon. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). His was a "straight plea," meaning he and the government did not enter into any plea agreement. As for how things shook out…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  4. United States v. Dávila-GonzálezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. Cesar Orlando Torres-Rosa, A/K/A Lando, A/K/A OrlanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  3. United States v. Maldonado-PenaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2021
  4. United States v. Montijo-MaysonetCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2020
  5. United States v. Davila-BonillaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2020

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