United States v. Vidal-Maldonado

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted four former San Juan Municipal Police Department officers of charges stemming from the excessive use of force against a citizen who was violently beaten to death while in police custody. Appellants, now seeking to challenge their respective convictions and sentences, raise a number of issues on appeal, including one which requires us to examine the relationship between the Ex Post Facto Clause of the Constitution and the “one book” rule of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. We ultimately find none of the Appellants’ arguments meritorious and thus affirm.…