U.S. v. CASAS

Nos. 02-1677, 02-1717, 02-1708, 02-1716, 02-1996, 02-1997, 02-2124.

425 F.3d 23 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Angel CASAS, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. José Bonilla-Lugo, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. John Correy, a/k/a Earth, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Angel Luis Pizarro-Morales, a/k/a Wee, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Ramón Flores-Plaza, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Raymond Nicolai-Cabassa, a/k/a Ray, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 7, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luis M. Cháves-Ghigliotty, for appellant Angel Casas.

Terrance J. McCarthy, for appellant José Bonilla-Lugo.

Donna R. Newman, for appellant John Correy.

Mauricio Hernández-Arroyo, for appellant Angel Luis Pizarro-Morales.

Rodney S. Dowell, with whom Berman & Dowell, was on brief, for appellant Ramó Flores-Plaza.

Linda George, for appellant Raymond Nicolai-Cabassa.

Miguel A. Fernández, with whom Lisa Snell-Rivera, Assistant United States Attorneys, and H.S. García, United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, LYNCH and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Appellants were convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute approximately 1400 grams of heroin and 9445 kilograms of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. They now challenge their convictions and their sentences. We affirm their convictions but vacate their sentences and remand for resentencing.

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