U.S. v. LLERA PLAZA

Nos. CR. 98-362-10, CR. 98-362-11, CR. 98-362-12.

181 F.Supp.2d 414 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, v. Carlos Ivan LLERA PLAZA, Wilfredo Martinez Acosta, and Victor Rodriguez, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

January 9, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Perricone, U.S. Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, PA, David H. Resnicoff, Office of U.S. Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for U.S.

Jules Epstein, Kairys & Rudovsky, Philadelphia, PA, Jose A. Muniz, New York City, Timothy J. Sullivan, Sullivan & Sullivan, College Park, MD, for Carlos Ivan Llera Plaza.

Michael Giampietro, Krasner & Restrepo, Philadelphia, PA, L. Felipe Restrepo, Krasner & Restrepo, Philadelphia, PA, for Wilfredo Martinez Acosta.

Gerald A. Stein, Philadelphia, PA, Philip J. Degnan, Law Offices of Philip J. Degnan, Philadelphia, PA, Bernard L. Siegel, Philadelphia, PA, for Victor Rodriguez.


OPINION

POLLAK, District Judge.

1. On August 22, 2001, the defendants filed a Motion to Bar the Death Penalty Due to Racial Discrimination. The gravamen of the motion was set forth in the opening paragraphs of the supporting memorandum of law:

Defendant Llera-Plaza, on his behalf and on behalf of his codefendants, moves to bar application of the death penalty in the instant matter. As Mr. Llera-Plaza has set forth in the attached Motion, and as...

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