United States v. Howard Morris, United States v. Rafael Tormes-Ortiz

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

These appeals involve various rulings made by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico with reference to the joint trials of appellants Rafael Tormes-Ortiz (“Tormes-Ortiz”) and Howard Morris (“Morris”). Appellant Tormes-Ortiz was convicted of conspiracy to possess marijuana and cocaine, possession of marijuana and cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, use of a firearm during the commission of a drug crime, and travel in interstate commerce to possess cocaine. Tormes-Ortiz appeals the district court’s denial of three separate…