United States v. Marquez-Perez, No. 14-2246 (1st Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of possessing drugs with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence, asserting that judicial misconduct, inadequate preparation time, and ineffective assistance of counsel denied him a fair proceeding. The First Circuit affirmed Defendant’s conviction but remanded the action for further proceedings, holding (1) the trial judge’s conduct of the trial did not prejudice Defendant; (2) the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Defendant’s motion to continue the trial date; and (3) there were sufficient signs of attorney ineffectiveness to remand for an evidentiary hearing.
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