United States v. Monserrate-Valentin, No. 10-1526 (1st Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseMonserrate and Figueroa were convicted of participating in a conspiracy to commit armed robbery on armored trucks in Puerto Rico, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951(a) and were sentenced to 72 and 54 months' imprisonment, respectively. The First Circuit affirmed, rejecting an argument that the evidence failed to prove that they joined the conspiracy charged in the indictment and a challenge to jury instructions. The court also rejected arguments that the district court erred in allowing the playback of audio recordings to the jury outside of defendants’ presence and in admitting certain hearsay statements. Although a variance occurred at trial, it did not substantially prejudice the defendants.
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