U.S. v. VIZCARRONDO-CASANOVA

Nos. 12-1627, 12-2119, 12-2239.

763 F.3d 89 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. José VIZCARRONDO-CASANOVA, Erik Díaz-Colón, and Carlos Aponte-Sobrado, Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

August 18, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven A. Feldman , with whom Feldman and Feldman was on brief, for appellant José Vizcarrondo-Casanova.

Paul Camarena , with whom North & Sedgwick Law was on brief, for appellant Carlos Aponte-Sobrado.

Elaine Mittleman , for appellant Erik Díaz-Colón.

José A. Contrera , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom John A. Mathews II , Assistant United States Attorney, Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, and Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, HOWARD and KAYATTA, Circuit Judges.


KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.

Criminal defendants José Vizcarrondo-Casanova, Carlos Aponte-Sobrado, and Erik Díaz-Colón appeal from convictions related to the carjacking, robbery, and homicide of Elis Manuel Andrades-Tellería, a drug dealer and rival to Díaz-Colón. Vizcarrondo-Casanova argues that admission of evidence of his prior bad acts was impermissible under Federal Rules of Evidence 404(b) and 403. Aponte-Sobrado argues that the prosecutor...

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