Legal Opinion

Moreno-Espada v. United States

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 19, 2012No. 10-1938PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Omar Moreno-Espada (“Moreno”) pled guilty to two counts related to his involvement in a drug selling conspiracy in the Coamo, Puerto Rico area. Sentenced to 108 months imprisonment and 8 years supervised release, this is the second time Moreno brings his case before this Court: along with two co-defendants, Moreno previously pursued a direct appeal, alleging that errors in the plea proceedings rendered his plea invalid. We affirmed. See United States v. Moreno-Espada, No. 06-2759 (1st Cir. Sept. 17, 2008) (unpublished opinion). Moreno now appeals the district court’s…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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