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United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit Nos. 24-1650, 24-1821 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. SUNNA SEPETU and NAFIS QUAYE, Defendants, Appellants. APPEALS FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE [Hon. Samantha D. Elliot, U.S. District Judge]

OPINION AND ORDER GARCIA GREGORY, District Judge. On July 14, 2014, Gregorio Igartúa, Carlos Mendez-Martinez, Jorge Perez-Diaz, Pedro Mendez-Soto, Iris Gonzalez-Camacho, and Maria Negron-Cedeno (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint against the United States of America, the President of the United States, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, all in their official

OPINION WALLS, Senior District Judge: This case, commenced as a § 2255 action, has been peppered by Petitioner’s filings that evinced his, and has caused Respondent’s, confusion. Petitioner’s § 2255 claims will be denied, and no certificate of appealability will issue. But, as explained later, there are also three other lines of habeas claims litigated here. No habeas petitioner can challenge d

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge. Blood is often thicker than water. Brothers Angel Ayala-Vazquez (“Ayala”) and Luis Xadiel Cruz-Vazquez (“Cruz”) (collectively, “appellants”) appeal their convictions on multiple criminal charges related to their involvement in a wide-ranging drug trafficking organization based out of the Jose Celso Barbosa Public Housing Project (“Barbosa”) and the Sierra

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 11-2347 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. ANGEL AYALA-VAZQUEZ, Defendant, Appellant. No. 12-1540 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. LUIS XADIEL CRU

732 F.Supp.2d 42 (2010) UNITED STATES of America, v. Dov SHELLEF, Defendant. No. 03-CR-0723 (JFB)(ETB). United States District Court, E.D. New York. August 5, 2010. *45 James B. Nelson and Mark W. Kotila, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the Government. Henry E. Mazurek, Weinstein & Mazurek PLLC

(2008) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff v. Heriberto Mota CEDENO, Defendant. Criminal No. 05-102 (JAG). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. April 29, 2008. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GARCIA-GREGORY, District Judge. Pending before the Court are several Motions to Withdraw Plea of Guilty and to Appoint New Counsel filed by Defendant Heri

*972 OPINION GOODWIN, Circuit Judge: Four Chinese nationals appeal their convictions and sentences for federal crimes that they committed as part of a scheme to steal funds from the Bank of China, where two of the defendants were high-level employees, and to escape prosecution and

379 F.Supp.2d 1299 (2005) UNITED STATES of America v. Leon CARMICHAEL, Sr. and Freddie Williams. Crim. Action No. 2:03cr259-T (WO). United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division. June 22, 2005. *1300 Amardo Wesley Pitters, A. Wesley Pitters, P.C., Montgomery, AL, Lisa Monet Wayne, Denver, CO, Mary Elizabeth Anthon

373 F.Supp.2d 1299 (2005) UNITED STATES of America v. Leon CARMICHAEL, Sr. and Freddie Williams. Crim. Action No. 2:03cr259-T. United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division. June 21, 2005. *1300 Amardo Wesley Pitters, A. Wesley Pitters, P.C., Bruce Maddox, Law Office of Bruce Maddox, Montgomery, AL, Lisa Monet Way

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Nos. 99-2722 and 99-2765 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALFRED LEONARD WILLIAMS and DERRICK MITCHELL a/k/a DIRKIE, Defendants-Appellants. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. No. 97 CR 30089 - William D. Stiehl, Judge. ARGUED OCTOBER 31, 2000--DECIDED November 16, 2001 Before BAUER, KANNE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges. ROVNER, Circuit Judge. Alfred Williams

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge. Alfred Williams was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, in violation of the 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Derrick Mitchell was acquitted of participating in that same conspiracy, but was convicted of four counts of distributing cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Williams and Mitchell

People v Williams (2024 NY Slip Op 05818) People v Williams 2024 NY Slip Op 05818 Decided on November 21, 2024 Court of Appeals Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

650 F.3d 350 (2011) Luisa PEREZ; Elvin Francisco Gonza Osovio, Individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MOUNTAIRE FARMS, INCORPORATED, a Delaware Corporation; Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation, Defendants-Appellants, and Ray Barrientos; Maria Gomez; Juana Miguel; Gibran Moya Rivera; Gloria Paneto Castro; Shitwa Perez Lopez; Jose Antonio Santiag Lugo; Maritza Alcover

*168 OPINION OF THE COURT Rivera, J. Defendant John Stone principally challenges his conviction on one count of first-degree assault based on an alleged deprivation of a fair trial due to a violation of his right of confrontation. His challenge is without merit because the trial co

Pigott, J. (dissenting). The primary issue in this case boils down to whether codefendant Villanueva’s redacted statement “obviously refers to the defendant” (Gray v Maryland, 523 US 185, 194 [1998]). The majority holds that it does. I disagree. A redacted statement of a non-testifying codefendant cannot be admitted at a defendant’s joint trial if the redaction “so closely resemble [s] ” the facially in

State of New York OPINION Court of Appeals This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. No. 93 The People &c., Respondent, v. Clarence Rouse, Appellant. John Vang, for appellant. Robert McIver, for respondent. FAHEY, J.: In People v Smith (27 NY3

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 21-1739 JANET VAZQUEZ-VELAZQUEZ; RAMON A. DEL VALLE-LOPEZ; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP DEL VALLE-VAZQUEZ; CARLOS R. CESPEDES-GOMEZ; JOCELYN CALO-BIRRIEL; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP CESPEDES-CALO; SAUL O. ALMEDA-CRUZ; JUDITH NIEVES-RIVERA; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP ALMEDA- NIEVES; FRANCISCO M. ALVARADO-BARRIOS; MARILYN ALVAREZ-RIVERA; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP ALVARADO-ALVAREZ; JUAN C. ARROYO-RAMIREZ; DAMARIS VELEZ-RIOS;

22-6275 Vera Punin v. Garland In the United States Court of Appeals For the Second Circuit August Term, 2023 No. 22-6275 MAXIMO ROBERT VERA PUNIN, Petitioner, v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. On Peti

LOWY, J. **304 *966 The defendant, Shea Braune, was convicted of receiving stolen property and money laundering after she and her girlfriend, Romi Kimell, used over $ 300,000 in cash that Kimell