United States v. Lorenzo Fuentes-Jimenez

The appellant was convicted of two offenses and sentenced to concurrent prison terms. He appeals one of these convictions. We affirm under the concurrent sentence doctrine.

Appellant Lorenzo Fuentes-Jimenez, a Cuban refugee, was being detained at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252(c) (1982) 1 awaiting deportation to Cuba. 2 On July 14, 1982, Raul Oritz, the lieutenant in charge of the cellblock in which the appellant was housed, “E” house, was escorting a group of officials on a tour of “E” house. The appellant banged on his celldoor and screamed…