U.S. v. BRISTOL-MÁRTIR

Nos. 06-2722, 06-2725, 06-2723, 06-2724.

570 F.3d 29 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Samuel BRISTOL-MÁRTIR, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Carlos Oliveras-González, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Francisco Santiago-Albino, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Omar Marrero-Cruz, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 26, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lorenzo J. Palomares, for appellant Bristol-Mártir.

Lydia Lizarribar-Masini, for appellant Oliveras-González.

Jorge Luis Armenteros-Chervoni, for appellant Santiago-Albino.

Víctor González-Bothwell, Assistant Federal Public Defender, with whom Joseph C. Laws, Jr., Federal Public Defender, and Patricia A. Garrity, Assistant Federal Public Defender, were on brief for appellant Marrero-Cruz.

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

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


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

This case involves an investigation into corruption in the Puerto Rico Police Department and the subsequent convictions of four police officers who were willing to escort cocaine to various locations throughout Puerto Rico. After a jury trial, the defendant-appellants Samuel Bristol-Mártir ("Bristol"), Omar Marrero-Cruz ("Marrero"), Carlos Oliveras-González ("Oliveras"), and Francisco Santiago-Albino ("Santiago") were convicted...

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