United States v. Benjamin-Hernandez, No. 20-1236 (1st Cir. 2022)
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The First Circuit affirmed the convictions of Appellants Edilio Benjamin-Hernandez (Benjamin) and Johanni Balbuena-Hernandez (Balbuena) on multiple charges stemming from a conspiracy to transport cocaine from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico, holding that Appellants were not entitled to relief on their claims of error.
On appeal, Appellants challenged the district court's denial of their motion to dismiss and argued that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support the convictions. Benjamin also raised two evidentiary challenges. The First Circuit affirmed, holding (1) there was no violation of the Speedy Trial Act's seventy-day limit; (2) no Sixth Amendment violation occurred in this case; and (3) there was sufficient evidence supporting Appellants' convictions.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on September 28, 2022.
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