United States v. Munyenyezi, No. 13-1950 (1st Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant, a member of a prominent political family allegedly involved in the Rwandan genocide, was convicted of two counts of procuring citizenship illegally by making false statements to the government. Specifically, the jury found that Defendant misrepresented her political affiliations and her participation in the genocide. The First Circuit affirmed Defendant’s convictions and sentence, holding (1) the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions; (2) any error in the court’s evidentiary rulings was harmless given the vast array of evidence against Defendant; (3) the trial court did not err in denying Defendant’s motion for a mistrial based on prosecutorial misconduct; and (4) Defendant’s 120-month sentence was reasonable.
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