Legal Opinion
United States v. Latorre-Cacho
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 25, 2017No. 15-1295PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRON, Circuit Judge.
In 2014, a jury convicted Jose Latorre-Cacho (“Latorre”) of one count of conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962, which is a provision of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (“RICO”) Act. He now appeals. Due to the portion of the jury instructions in which the District Court incorrectly described what constitutes “racketeering activity” under the Act, we vacate Latorre’s conviction and remand for further proceedings.
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In 2014, a multi-count, multi-defendant federal indictment in the District of Puerto Rico charged Latorre with RICO conspiracy in…
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