United States v. Vega-Santiago

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

In 2005, a federal jury convicted Manuel Vega-Santiago (‘Vega”) of armed carjacking and related weapons charges. The district court imposed two consecutive ten-year sentences. On appeal, Vega contests his conviction on multiple grounds: the victims’ identification of him was tainted and improperly admitted; the court erred in allowing testimony concerning his confession, which he claims was involuntarily given; the district court abused its discretion in reopening the case to allow the government to introduce additional evidence after he moved for a judgment of acquittal;…