ROJAS-MEDINA v. U.S.

No. 18-1150.

924 F.3d 9 (2019)

Toribio ROJAS-MEDINA, Petitioner, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

May 16, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franco L. Pérez-Redondo , Research & Writing Attorney, with whom Eric A. Vos , Federal Public Defender, and Vivianne M. Marrero-Torres , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Supervisor, Appeals Section, were on brief, for petitioner.

Antonio L. Pérez-Alonso , 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 respondent.

Before Torruella, Selya, and Lynch, Circuit Judges.


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