U.S. v. ORTIZ-VEGA

No. 14-1693.

860 F.3d 20 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Angel ORTIZ-VEGA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

June 21, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rafael F. Castro Lang for appellant.

Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney and Mariana E. Bauzá-Almonte , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, were on brief for appellee.

Before Torruella, Thompson, and Kayatta, Circuit Judges.


Appellant Angel Ortiz-Vega ("Ortiz") was charged with several counts related to a drug distribution conspiracy in Puerto Rico. Ortiz was originally represented by court-appointed counsel, Francisco M. Dolz-Sanchez ("Dolz"), but after seven months retained private counsel, Luis R. Rivera-Rodriguez ("Rivera"), because, according...

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