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UNITED STATES v. RUVALCABA

No. 21-1064.

26 F.4th 14 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. José RUVALCABA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

February 15, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brandon Sample , with whom Brandon Sample PLC was on brief, for appellant.

Jennifer Zacks , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Nathaniel R. Mendell , Acting United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before Barron, Selya, and Gelpí, Circuit Judges.

Presently before us is an appeal brought by defendant-appellant José Ruvalcaba, who is serving a life sentence for having led a drug-trafficking conspiracy. The appeal raises questions of first impression in this circuit.

To frame those questions, we note that the defendant...

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