Legal Opinion
United States v. Ramirez-Rivera
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 26, 2015No. 13-2285, 13-2289, 13-2291, 13-2320PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
After a jury convicted Defendants-Appellants José Laureano-Salgado, Pedro Ramirez-Rivera, and Ismael Cruz-Ramos (collectively, “the Defendants”) 1 of numerous drug and gun crimes, a district court judge sentenced them all to life in prison. The Defendants now ask us to overturn their convictions and sentences, or, at the least, send their case back for a new trial.
For the reasons discussed below, we reverse Cruz-Ramos’s conviction and sentence and remand jhis case for a new trial. We affirm Laureano-Salgado’s and Ramirez-Rivera’s convictions and sentences.
BACKGROUND
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