U.S. v. MELENDEZ-RIVAS

No. 07-1962.

566 F.3d 41 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Angel A. MELENDEZ-RIVAS, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 15, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rafael F. Castro Lang for appellant.

Julia Diaz Rex, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney (Chief, Appellate Division), and Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez, United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


LYNCH, Chief Judge.

In a crime apparently motivated by jealousy over a woman, the woman's suitor, Kelvin Ramos, was taken from his motorcycle in a Puerto Rican housing project, forced into a van by a group of assailants, including defendant, and murdered by the father of her children. The murderer was killed, perhaps by Ramos's friends, before any federal charges were brought.

The defendant here, Angel Melendez-Rivas, maintained his innocence on the stand...

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