U.S. v. CASTRO-VAZQUEZ

No. 13-1508.

802 F.3d 28 (2015)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Ademir CASTRO-VAZQUEZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

September 4, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Z. Jorgensen , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez , United States Attorney, Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, and Carmen M. Márquez-Marín , Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Sharon L. Beckman , with whom Larissa Warren and Graham D. Welch were on brief, for defendant-appellant.

Before BARRON, SELYA, and DYK, Circuit Judges.


Ademir Castro-Vazquez pled guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). On appeal he challenges his conviction and the 78-month sentence imposed by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. We affirm Castro-Vazquez's conviction, but we vacate...

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