United States v. Candelario-Santana

BESOSA, District Judge.

Pursuant to the Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments of the United States Constitution, *319defendant Alexis Candelario-Santana ("Candelario") moves to strike the United States' notice of intent to seek the death penalty at the retrial of his case. (Docket Nos. 1481 and 1482.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Candelario's motion. (Docket No. 1481.)

I. Background

In March 2013, Candelario was found guilty of violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity, drug trafficking offenses, and thirteen conspiracy-related murders pursuant to the Racketeer Influenced and…