U.S. v. VILLAFANE-JIMENEZ

Nos. 03-1230, 03-1231, 03-1340.

410 F.3d 74 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Juan E. VILLAFANE-JIMENEZ, Defendant/Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Eddie S. Rodriguez-Nichols, Defendant/Appellant. United States of America, Appellee v. Manuel Pena-Martinez, Defendant/Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 7, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gabriel Hernandez-Rivera for appellant Juan E. Villafane-Jimenez.

Wilberto Mercado for appellant Eddie S. Rodriguez-Nichols.

Lydia Lizarribar-Masini for appellant Manuel Pena-Martinez.

German A Rieckehoff, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney, Nelson Perez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, HOWARD, Circuit Judge, CARTER, Senior District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The Appellants (hereinafter "Defendants") were convicted after jury trial in the District of Puerto Rico of the offenses of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, attempting to distribute cocaine, both in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1), and of carrying firearms during and in relation to the commission of a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. §...

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