U.S. v. VÉLEZ-SOTO

No. 13-1885.

804 F.3d 75 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Francisco J. VÉLEZ-SOTO, a/k/a Fresh, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

October 14, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jean C. LaRocque and Shea and LaRocque, LLP on brief for appellant.

Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Velez , United States Attorney, Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, and John A. Matthews II , Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

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


This is an appeal from a sentence following Francisco J. Vélez-Soto's guilty plea in a multi-defendant drug conspiracy case. While on bail pending sentencing in his federal case, appellant pled guilty to three state law crimes: second degree murder and two weapons law violations. Appellant contends that the district court...

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