UNITED STATES v. TORRES-MELÉNDEZ

No. 20-1029.

28 F.4th 339 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jean C. TORRES-MELÉNDEZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

March 21, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alejandra Bird López , Research and Writing Specialist, with whom Eric Alexander Vos , Federal Public Defender, and Franco L. Pérez-Redondo , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Supervisor, Appeals Division, were on brief, for appellant.

David C. Bornstein , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom W. Stephen Muldrow , United States Attorney, and Mariana E. Bauzá-Almonte , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, were brief, for appellee.

Before Thompson, Kayatta, and Barron, Circuit Judges.


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