Legal Opinion
United States v. Guzmán-Montañez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 13, 2014No. 13-1070PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GELPÍ, District Judge.
A jury in the District of Puerto Rico convicted Marcelino Guzmán-Montañez (“Guzmán”) for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (“count one”), and for possession of a firearm in a school zone in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(q)(2)(A) & 924(a)(4) (“count two”). The District Court sentenced Guzmán to 60 months of imprisonment as to both counts.
On appeal Guzmán raises the following claims of error. First, he argues that the district court improperly admitted evidence that was both irrelevant and unfairly prejudicial. Second, he posits…
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