United States v. Lanza-Vazquez, No. 11-2328 (1st Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseAfter a joint trial, Defendants - Ramon Lanza-Vazquez (Lanza), Luis R. Nieves-Canales (Nieves), and Rafael Galan-Olavarria (Galan) - were convicted and sentenced for their participation in a drug distribution conspiracy. The First Circuit affirmed Defendants’ convictions and sentences, holding (1) the district court did not err in ruling that no Franks violation occurred leading to a warrant obtained for the search of Galan’s residence; (2) the judge’s interventions and comments during trial were not improper; (3) there was no plain error in the judge’s charge to the jury; (4) Nieves’ arguments respecting the sufficiency of the evidence against him were without merit; and (5) even assuming that Alleyne v. United States applied in this case, no error occurred in the district court’s sentencing of Nieves.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on September 1, 2015.
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