United States v. Middleton

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 24-1421 UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. RICARDO MIDDLETON, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE [Hon. Jon D. Levy, U.S. District Judge] Before Gelpí, Thompson, and Dunlap, Circuit Judges. Charles W. Rankin, with whom Rankin & Sultan was on brief, for appellant. Brian S. Kleinbord, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Andrew B. Benson, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee. May 8, 2026 THOMPSON, Circuit Judge. A nightmarish four-day stretch of abuse and forced…