U.S. v. PARET-RUIZ

No. 06-2709.

567 F.3d 1 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jorge A. PARET-RUIZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 19, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Víctor González-Bothwell, Assistant Federal Public Defender, with whom Joseph C. Laws, Jr., Federal Public Defender, was on brief, for appellant.

Mariana E. Bauzá, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa E. Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney, and Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges, and DiCLERICO, District Judge.


DICLERICO, District Judge.

Following a five-day trial, appellant Jorge Alberto Paret-Ruiz ("Paret-Ruiz") was found guilty of conspiracy to import with intent to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, five or more kilograms of cocaine. He argues that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his convictions, that the district court erred in denying his request for a new trial based on his proffer of newly discovered evidence and his claim that the government...

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