U.S. v. RIVERA-CLEMENTE

No. 13-2275.

813 F.3d 43 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joel Manuel RIVERA-CLEMENTE, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

February 10, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Bethony , with whom Gross, Minsky, Mogul, P.A. was on brief, for appellant.

Francisco A. Besosa-Martínez , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, and Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before BARRON and STAHL, Circuit Judges, and SOROKIN, District Judge.


The defendant Joel Manuel Rivera-Clemente pleaded guilty to two offenses in connection with the killing of a security guard at the Sabana Seca Navy Base in Puerto Rico. The district court sentenced him to 322 months in prison. On appeal, the defendant argues error in the district court's failure to apprise him of the consequences...

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