U.S. v. PIZARRO

No. 12-1759.

772 F.3d 284 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Angel Luis PIZARRO, a/k/a Wee, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

November 14, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mauricio Hernández Arroyo , for appellant.

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 Thomas F. Klumper , Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, LIPEZ and KAYATTA, Circuit Judges.


LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal of Angel Luis Pizarro-Morales ("Pizarro") from his conviction and sentence for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and heroin and for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, we must examine the impact of Alleyne v. United States, ___ U.S. ___, 133 S.Ct. 2151, 186 L.Ed.2d 314 (2013), on the aggravated drug conspiracy and possession convictions. Pursuant to that inquiry, we hold that the...

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