Legal Opinion
United States v. Perez-Montanez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 8, 2000No. 98-1952, 98-2210PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’TOOLE, District Judge.
David Pérez-Montañez (Pérez) and José Raúl Santiago-Rodríguez (Santiago) were indicted for the federal crimes of carjacking, 18 U.S.C. § 2119, and carrying or using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). They were convicted on both counts and received life sentences for the carjacking offense. They filed timely notices of appeal. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the convictions.
I. Background
On February 8, 1996, David Vázquez-Rivera (Vázquez) was found dead at his job site, face…
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