United States v. Pabellon-Rodriguez, No. 11-2479 (1st Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseDefendants, Jimmy Carrasquillo-Rodriguez (Carrasquillo) and Jesus Pabellon Rodriguez (Pabellon), were convicted on drug and gun charges arising from a reverse sting operation set up by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents seeking to reduce the flow of illegal narcotics from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. With one exception, the First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed both Defendants' convictions and Carrasquillo's sentence, holding (1) Carrasquillo's conviction for possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number was not supported by sufficient evidence; (2) the evidence was sufficient to sustain the remaining convictions challenged by Defendants; (3) the language in the verdict form did not constitute plain error sufficient to warrant a new trial; (4) the district court did not plainly err in its instructions to the jury; and (5) the district court did not err in sentencing Carrasquillo.
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