United States v. Burgos-Montes, No. 13-2305 (1st Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of two counts of drug conspiracy and two counts of murder. Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment. The First Circuit affirmed, holding that the district court did not err or abuse its discretion in (1) denying Defendant’s motion to suppress wiretap evidence; (2) denying Defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized from his car and farm pursuant to a search warrant; (3) failing to hold an evidentiary hearing to investigate allegations of juror bias and by failing to grant a new trial on account of that alleged bias; (4) denying Defendant’s motions challenging the Government’s decision to seek the death penalty; and (5) denying Defendant’s motion for acquittal or new trial on the basis of insufficient evidence to convict. Lastly, the evidence presented at trial regarding the duration of the drug conspiracy did not constitute a fatal variance from that charged in the indictment, and any possible error in the district court’s evidentiary rulings was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.
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