U.S. v. MELÉNDEZ-SANTIAGO

No. 08-2394.

644 F.3d 54 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Elkin MELÉNDEZ-SANTIAGO, a/k/a Carlos, a/k/a Caliche, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 30, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jorge L. Armenteros-Chervoni , for appellant.

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

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


LYNCH, Chief Judge.

After a twenty-eight-day trial in 2007 a jury found Elkin Meléndez-Santiago, one of twelve indicted co-conspirators, guilty of conspiracy to import five or more kilograms of cocaine and one or more kilograms of heroin, as well as actual importation of five or more kilograms of cocaine, as part of a massive cocaine and heroin importation organization. Only one other defendant went to trial and he was...

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