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U.S. v. PENA-LORA

Nos. 99-1024, 99-1236, 99-1237, 99-1238.

225 F.3d 17 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Luis Manuel PEÑA-LORA, Defendant, Appellant, United States of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Jorge Lorenzo-Hernández, Defendant, Appellant, United States of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Thomas Lorenzo-Perez, Defendant, Appellant, United States of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Lorenzo Peña-Morfe, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 1, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rafael F. Castro-Lang, with whom Graham A. Castillo and Luz M. Rios-Rosario were on brief for appellant Lorenzo-Pérez.

Luz M. Rios-Rosario, with whom Rafael F. Castro-Lang and Graham A. Castillo were on brief for appellant Peña-Morfe.

Graham A. Castillo, with whom Rafael F. Castro-Lang and Luz M. Rios-Rosario were on brief for appellant Peña-Lora.

Michael J. Cruz for appellant Lorenzo-Hernández.

Michelle Morales, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, and Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.

CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.

Appellants challenge the convictions and sentences imposed for their respective roles in an armed hostage-taking which took place in the District of Puerto Rico in 1997. For the most part, but see infra Sections II.A.2.b & II.D, their appeals fail.

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BACKGROUND

On August 17, 1997, appellant Pena-Morfe and a person called "Charlie" abducted Richardson Leo Mieses-Pimentel at gunpoint as he was...

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