U.S. v. AYALA-VAZQUEZ

Nos. 11-2347, 12-1540.

751 F.3d 1 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Angel AYALA-VAZQUEZ, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Luis Xadiel Cruz-Vazquez, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

May 2, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan P. Diamond for appellant Angel Ayala-Vazquez.

Rafael F. Castro Lang for appellant Luis Xadiel Cruz-Vazquez.

Timothy R. Henwood , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, and Thomas F. Klumper , Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before THOMPSON, BALDOCK, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

Blood is often thicker than water. Brothers Angel Ayala-Vazquez ("Ayala") and Luis Xadiel Cruz-Vazquez ("Cruz") (collectively, "appellants") appeal their convictions on multiple criminal charges related to their involvement in a wide-ranging drug trafficking organization based out of the Jose Celso Barbosa Public Housing Project ("Barbosa") and the Sierra Linda Public Housing Project ("Sierra Linda") in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Unlike dozens...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases