Legal Opinion
United States v. Melendez-Rivas
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 15, 2009No. 07-1962PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
In a crime apparently motivated by jealousy over a woman, the woman’s suitor, Kelvin Ramos, was taken from his motorcycle in a Puerto Rican housing project, forced into a van by a group of assailants, including defendant, and murdered by the father of her children. The murderer was killed, perhaps by Ramos’s friends, before any federal charges were brought.
The defendant here, Angel Melendez-Rivas, maintained his innocence on the stand and said he was forced to participate in the crime. He was convicted of conspiracy and of aiding and abetting a motor vehicle hijacking with…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Smith v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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