U.S. v. SKERRET-ORTEGA

No. 06-1126.

529 F.3d 33 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. José SKERRET-ORTEGA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 13, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rafael F. Castro-Lang, for appellant.

Ernesto López-Soltero, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa E. Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney, Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, and Germán A. Rieckehoff, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

José Skerret-Ortega ("Skerret") was indicted along with six co-defendants for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute in excess of five kilograms of cocaine, one kilogram of heroin, fifty grams of cocaine base (crack), and a detectable amount of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). Skerret attempted to enter a guilty plea twice; the district court...

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