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U.S. v. MATOS-QUINONES

Nos. 04-1992, 04-1993.

456 F.3d 14 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Yamil MATOS-QUIÑONES and Jorge Alberto Ortiz-Feliciano Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 2, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom H.S. García, United States Attorney, was on brief, for the United States.

Raymond E. Gillespie, for Yamil Matos-Quiñones.

Elaine Pourinski, for Jorge Alberto Ortiz-Feliciano.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Yamil Matos-Quiñones and Jorge Alberto Ortiz-Feliciano each pled guilty to one count of carjacking with intent to cause death or serious bodily harm, resulting in death. 18 U.S.C. § 2119(3). The victim was a sailor in the United States Navy, stationed in Puerto Rico. The district court sentenced both defendants to life imprisonment. The defendants now claim that the district court misunderstood and failed to explain the intent element...

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