Legal Opinion
United States v. Maldonado-Burgos
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided September 8, 2015No. Criminal No. 14-336 (DRD)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
DANIEL R. DOMÍNGUEZ, District Judge.
“The legal relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States is far from *500clear and fraught with controversy.” United States v. Lopez Andino, 831 F.2d 1164, 1168 (1st Cir.1987). The case at bar demonstrates the inherent difficulties that frequently occur when - a court is called upon to discern the jurisdictional reach of a federal law in Puerto Rico. Today, the undersigned becomes the second District Judge to rule that 18 U.S.C. § 2421(a) does not criminalize conduct occurring entirely within Puerto Rico.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL OVERVIEW
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