CASIANO-JIMÉNEZ v. U.S.

No. 13-1496.

817 F.3d 816 (2016)

José Luis CASIANO-JIMÉNEZ, Petitioner, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

March 29, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Ramos-Pagán , for petitioner.

Tiffany V. Monrose , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, and Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, were on brief, for respondent.

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


A criminal defendant's right to testify in his own behalf — or, conversely, not to testify — is a critically important right. Given the salience of the right, a defendant is entitled to be fully briefed so that he may make an informed choice. In this case, the defendant did not receive his due. Consequently, the...

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