U.S. v. SOTO-ALVAREZ

Nos. 90-1274, 90-1322.

958 F.2d 473 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Pedro SOTO-ALVAREZ, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Pedro SOTO-ALVAREZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 4, 1992.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 16, 1992.

As Amended May 1, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Inserni, Hato Rey, P.R., by appointment of the Court, for defendant, appellant.

Eumi L. Choi, Atty., Criminal Div., Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section, Dept. of Justice, with whom Robert S. Mueller, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Mary Lee Warren, Chief, Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section, Margaret A. Grove, Acting Associate Chief of Policy, Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section, Washington, D.C. and Daniel F. López-Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief for appellee.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge, and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 16, 1992. As Amended May 1, 1992.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Pedro Soto-Alvarez was convicted on six charges of criminal conduct by a jury in the Federal District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Defendant moved for a new trial on the grounds that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel, and exculpatory material before trial. Defendant also claimed that he was entitled to a new trial based on prosecutorial...

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