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U.S. v. RIVERA-SANTIAGO

Nos. 95-1843, 95-1844.

107 F.3d 960 (1997)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Franklyn RIVERA-SANTIAGO, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Edwin ALAMO-SILVA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 10, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberto Roldán-Burgos, for appellant Franklyn Rivera-Santiago and Rachel Brill, for appellant Edwin Alamo-Silva, were on joint brief.

Jacabed Rodríguez-Coss, Assistant United States Attorney, Hato Rey, PR, with whom Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, Hato Rey, PR, José A. Quiles, Senior Litigation Counsel, San Sebastian, PR, and Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and DiCLERICO, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Defendants, Franklyn Rivera-Santiago and Edwin Alamo-Silva, challenge their convictions and sentences following a jury trial. For the reasons discussed below, we vacate their convictions and remand for a new trial.

I. Background

We recount only those facts necessary to resolve the instant appeals. On January 25, 1995, a grand jury returned a three-count indictment against the defendants, charging them with aiding and...

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