U.S. v. CRUZ-RIVERA

No. 16-1321.

904 F.3d 63 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Carlos CRUZ-RIVERA, a/k/a Chiqui, a/k/a Cano, a/k/a Cano Llorens, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

September 14, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ines McGillion , with whom Ines McGillion Law Offices, PLLC, was on brief, for appellant.

Mainon A. Schwartz , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, and Mariana E. Bauzá-Almonte , Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Thompson, Kayatta, and Barron, Circuit Judges.


Carlos Cruz-Rivera ("Cruz") appeals his convictions and sentence for federal carjacking and weapons counts. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I.

On September 9, 2015, Cruz was indicted in the District of Puerto Rico on three counts of carjacking in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2119 and three counts...

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