United States v. Amador-Huggins, No. 13-2520 (1st Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of attempted carjacking resulting in death, aiding and abetting the same, and use of a firearm resulting in death. The district court sentenced Defendant to life imprisonment and imposed restitution in the amount of $13,332. The First Circuit affirmed, holding (1) any error, if it occurred, in admitting evidence suggesting that Defendant used marijuana and Percocet in celebrating after the attempted carjacking, was harmless; (2) the district court did not manifestly abuse its discretion in denying Defendant’s mid-trial request for a continuance; (3) the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Defendant’s request for a curative instruction on a witness’s improper comment at the time it was requested, and instead giving the instruction as part of the jury charge; (4) the district court did not abuse its discretion in preventing Defendant from questioning a witness about uncharged criminal activity; and (5) the district court did not commit plain err in awarding $13,332 in restitution to the victim’s family.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on August 31, 2015.
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