United States v. Maldonado-Pena, No. 17-1432 (1st Cir. 2021)
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The First Circuit affirmed the drug conspiracy and distribution convictions of five members of a drug trafficking organization, holding that none of the issues raised by the five defendants translated into reversible error warranting vacatur of their convictions or sentences.
Fifty-five individuals were indicted on charges of conspiracy to distribute heroin, cocaine, cocaine base, marijuana, and prescription pills. By the time a jury trial began most of the defendants had pleaded guilty. Five of the defendants who were ultimately convicted appealed their convictions, and some of them appealed their sentences. The defendants were Joel Rivera-Alejandro, Carlos Rivera-Alejandro, Juan Rivera-George, Suanette Ramos- Gonzalez, and Idalia Maldonado-Pena. The First Circuit affirmed the judgments in their entirety, holding that there was no reversible error in this case.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on August 27, 2021.
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