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U.S. v. JIMENEZ-RIVERA

Nos. 87-1594, 87-1595.

842 F.2d 545 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Armando JIMENEZ-RIVERA, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jose Francisco RIVERA-LOPEZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 24, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rafael F. Castro Lang, San Juan, P.R. by Appointment of the Court, for defendant, appellant Armando Jimenez-Rivera.

Frank D. Inserni, Hato Rey, P.R., by Appointment of the Court, for defendant, appellant Jose Francisco Rivera-Lopez.

Robert J. Erickson, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Daniel F. Lopez-Romo, U.S. Atty., and Charles E. Fitzwilliam, Asst. U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges, and CAFFREY, Senior District Judge.

CAFFREY, Senior District Judge.

In April, 1987, the defendant-appellant Jimenez Rivera pled guilty in federal district court to aiding and abetting arson that resulted in death. Defendant-appellant Rivera Lopez pled guilty to procuring commission of arson that resulted in death. The district court sentenced Rivera Lopez to 99 years imprisonment, and sentenced Jimenez Rivera to 75 years. Both defendants now appeal these sentences.

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