United States v. Acevedo-Vazquez, No. 19-1238 (1st Cir. 2020)
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The First Circuit affirmed Defendant's sentence for carjacking and using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, holding that the sentence was both procedurally and substantively reasonable.
At the time of his sentencing, Defendant was serving a thirty-year prison sentence for unrelated offenses in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The district court sentenced Defendant to eighty-seven months on the carjacking to be served consecutively to the Commonwealth sentence and to five years for use of a firearm. Defendant appealed, challenging his sentence. The First Circuit affirmed, holding (1) the district court's explanation was sufficient to justify its decision to impose the sentence consecutively, rather than concurrently, to the Commonwealth sentence; and (2) the sentence fell within the range of reasonable sentences.
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