U.S. v. RODRIGUEZ-BERRIOS

No. CRIM 04-81(PG).

385 F.Supp.2d 134 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Eddie S. RODRIGUEZ-BERRIOS, Mario J. Hernandez-Cartagena, Jose L. Roman- Martinez, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

September 1, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lydia Lizarribar-Buxo, Lizarribar Masini Law Office, San Juan, PHV John R. Martin, Martin Brother PC, Atlanta, GA, for Eddie S Rodriguez-Berrios (1) also known as Samir (1), Defendant.

Joseph C. Laws, Federal Public Defender's Office, Hato Rey, PHV David Arthur Ruhnke, Ruhnke & Barrett Law Office, Montclair, NJ, Carlos A. Vazquez-Alvarez, Federal Public Defender's Office, Maria T. Arsuaga, Federal Public Defender's Office, Hector E. Guzman-Silva, Federal Public Defender's Office, Hato Rey, for Mario J. Hernandez-Cartagena (2) also known as Cholo (2), Defendant.

Raymond Rivera-Esteves, Juan Hernandez Rivera & Assoc., San Juan, William D. Matthewman, Seiden, Alder & Matthewman, Boca Raton, FL, for Jose Roman-Martinez (3) also known as Macho (3), Defendant.

Edwin O. Vazquez-Berrios, United States Attorney's Office, San Juan, Joseph C. Laws, Federal Public Defender's Office, Hato Rey, for USA, Plaintiff.


OPINION AND ORDER

PEREZ-GIMENEZ, District Judge.

On April 14, 2004, the defendants in this case were charged by way of superseding indictment with a carjacking in which the victim was sexually abused, abducted, and ultimately slain. (Docket No. 25) To date, her body has not been found.

The charge carries a potential capital sentence, and the government initially certified this case accordingly. As provided by 18 U.S.C. § 3005, the Court...

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