UNITED STATES v. PEDRó-VIDAL

No. 19-1441.

991 F.3d 1 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Juan R. PEDRÓ-VIDAL, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

March 10, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Potolsky , Lead Counsel, with whom Eric Alexander Vos , Federal Public Defender, Vivianne M. Marrero-Torres , Supervisor, Assistant Federal Public Defender, and Liza L. Rosado-Rodríguez , Research and Writing Specialist, were on brief, for appellant.

José R. Olmo-Rodríguez on brief for Sociedad Para La Asistencia Legal, amicus curiae.

Jonathan L. Gottfried , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom W. Stephen Muldrow , United States Attorney, Mariana E. Bauzá-Almonte , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, and Gregory B. Conner , Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Howard, Chief Judge, Kayatta, Circuit Judge, and Casper, District Judge.


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