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U.S. v. ACOSTA-COLÓN

Nos. 10-1076, 10-1099, 10-1115, 10-1875, 10-2466.

741 F.3d 179 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. José David ACOSTA-COLÓN, a/k/a David; Jorge Fournier-Olavarría, a/k/a Mesón; Fernando L. Castillo-Morales, a/k/a Yaguita; Alexis Rodríguez-Rodríguez, a/k/a Sandro; and Daniel Guzmán-Correa, a/k/a Danny Pincho, Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

December 18, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Manuel Hernández for José David Acosta-Colón.

Luis Rafael Rivera , with whom Luis Rafael Rivera Law Offices was on brief, for Jorge Fournier-Olavarría.

Carlos M. Calderón Garnier for Fernando L. Castillo-Morales.

Lydia Lizarribar-Masini for Alexis Rodríguez-Rodríguez.

Linda Backiel for Daniel Guzmán-Correa.

Myriam Yvette Fernández-González , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, and Juan Carlos Reyes-Ramos , Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for the United States.

Before HOWARD, SELYA, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

Overview

Today we deal with the fallout from a deadly drug conspiracy in Puerto Rico involving a small army of criminals affiliated with "the Combo of Dr. Pila" (from now on, "the Combo"), a vicious gang named after a local housing project where members ran one of their many drug points. The five defendants whose joint trial led to these consolidated appeals are Acosta, Fournier, Castillo, Rodríguez, and Guzmán (their full...

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