Legal Opinion
United States v. Ortiz-De-Jesus
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 17, 2000No. 99-1463PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
On April 10, 1997, a federal grand jury sitting in the District of Puerto Rico returned a three-count indictment against a number of individuals. In Count 2 of the indictment, the grand jury charged several persons, including Felipe Ortiz de Jesús (Ortiz), with conspiring to distribute controlled substances in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. In Count 3 of the indictment, the grand jury charged some of the same individuals, including Ortiz, with using and carrying firearms during and in relation to the commission of a drug-trafficking offense. See 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1).…
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