U.S. v. MORALES-DE JESUS

No. 17-1549.

896 F.3d 122 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Angel MORALES-DE JESUS, a/k/a Maca, a/k/a Macarron, a/k/a El Gordo, a/k/a David Morales, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

July 18, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Mudd and Law Offices of John E. Mudd, San Juan, PR, by appointment of the court, on brief for appellant.

B. Kathryn Debrason , Assistant United States Attorney, Mariana E. Bauzá-Almonte , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, and Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

Before Howard, Chief Judge, Lynch and Thompson, Circuit Judges.


This is a sentencing appeal. Angel Morales-De Jesus ("Morales") pleaded guilty to leading a large drug distribution conspiracy in Puerto Rico housing projects over a five-year period and to the use and carrying of a firearm in connection with that drug offense. His plea agreement calculated an offense level of 31 for the conspiracy...

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