Legal Opinion
United States v. Vasco
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 17, 2009No. 07-1520PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
Guillermo Vasco was convicted of five counts of using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire of his wife and daughter. See 18 U.S.C. § 1958. He appeals his convictions, arguing both that the district court erred in failing to give an entrapment instruction and that there was insufficient evidence to conclude that he intended to hire someone to murder his daughter. He also appeals his sentence, alleging errors in the application of the Sentencing Guidelines and sentencing factor manipulation. We affirm.
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