United States v. Luciano Del Rosario

OPINION AND ORDER

FUSTE, District Judge.

Defendant Ramón Luciano del Rosario is charged with possession with intent to distribute seven-hundred kilograms of cocaine pursuant to 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) (1978) and 952(a) (1984) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (1951). Defendant moves to dismiss his indictment premised on the argument that the appointment of Mr. Guillermo Gil as interim United States Attorney of the District of Puerto Rico is unconstitutional. Specifically, he alleges that: (1) the interim appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution, U.S. Const, art. II, § 2,…