Legal Opinion
United States v. Agosto-Vega
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 18, 2010No. 09-1158, 09-1159PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This is a consolidated appeal from a jury verdict which found Appellants Braulio Agosto-Vega (Agosto) and Braulio Agosto Motors, Inc. (Agosto Motors) guilty of violating criminal provisions of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.
The principal issue presented is whether Appellants were deprived of their constitutional light to a public trial pursuant to the Sixth Amendment. As will be explained more fully, we find that the District Court committed a structural error by excluding the public from the courtroom during the selection of the jury. See Presley…
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