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*1013C. A. 5th Cir. Reported below: 888 F. 3d 150; C. A. 9th Cir. Reported below: 106 Fed. Appx. 618; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 125 Fed. Appx. 981; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 126 F^d. Appx. 468; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 127 Fed. Appx. 478; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 120 Fed. Appx. 785;

*1013C. A. 5th Cir. Reported below: 888 F. 3d 150; C. A. 9th Cir. Reported below: 106 Fed. Appx. 618; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 125 Fed. Appx. 981; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 126 F^d. Appx. 468; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 127 Fed. Appx. 478; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 120 Fed. Appx. 785;

LEVAL, Circuit Judge: Upon an indictment filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Juan Nieves was convicted after jury trial before Janet Bond Arterton, Judge, of conspiracy to possess heroin with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C §§ 846 and 841(a)(1). Because he had been previously convicted of a felony-narcotics offense in the Connecticut state courts,- Nieves was sente

143 F.3d 728 UNITED STATES Of America, Appellee,v.Jose ORTIZ, a/k/a "Chole", a/k/a "Charlie"; ChristineRivera, aka Virginia Rivera, aka "Virginia";Miguel Marrero, a/k/a "Mike"; FrankTraynham; Ivan Mendoza;Withberto Cepeda, Defendants,Juan Nieves, a/k/a, "Johnny", Defendant-Appellant. No. 26, Docket 96-1183. United States Court of Appeals,Second Circuit.

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United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 21-1699 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. LUIS O. PÉREZ-GREAUX, T/N LUIS ORLANDO PÉREZ-GREAX, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Francisco A. Besosa, U.S. District Judge]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) ) v. ) Criminal No. 17-0024 (PLF) ) Civil Action No. 18-0119 (PLF) ANDRE HICKS, )

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50146 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:21-cr-02349- v. TWR-1 MELCHOR OROZCO-OROZCO, OPINION Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern Distr

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 20-1117 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARTEZ L. SMITH, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 18‐3447 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff‐Appellee, v. TREMAYNE T. DOZIER, Defendant‐Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the C

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 18‐3447 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff‐Appellee, v. TREMAYNE T. DOZIER, Defendant‐Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the C

Hamilton, Circuit Judge. Defendant Steven Adams pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. In this appeal, he challenges the district court's denial of his motion to suppress and its application of the Sentencing Guidelines to his case. We affirm. Probable cause supported the search warrant for Adams' house, and in any event the officers could rely on the warrant in goo

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 18-2932 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STEVEN A. ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 18-2932 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STEVEN A. ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge. After a jury trial, Ángel Gabriel Fernández-Jorge, Brian Pérez-Torres, José A. De La Cruz-Vázquez, Edwin Otero-Díaz, Isaías Mendoza-Ortega, Edwin Otero-Márquez, and Rafael Martínez-Trinidad (collectively, the "Defendants") were found guilty of possessing firearms in a school zone. 1 The jury also fou

Silberman, Senior Circuit Judge: This is a quite unusual criminal case. Appellant Aumbrey Winstead challenges his conviction for possession of a firearm (by a person convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment of more than one year), possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense. His primary evidentiary claim relates to t

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 15-1900 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellant, v. ÁNGEL GABRIEL FERNÁNDEZ-JORGE, Defendant, Appellee. No. 15-1975 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. BRIAN PÉREZ-TORRES, Defendant, Appellant.

CLAY, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which GILMAN, J., joined, and SUTTON, J., joined in part. SUTTON, J. (pp. 557-70), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. OPINION CLAY, Circuit Judge. Petitioner Avelino Cruz Martinez (“Petitioner”) appeals from the order of .the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge. Overview Today we deal with the fallout from a deadly drug conspiracy in Puerto Rico involving a small army of criminals affiliated with “the Combo of Dr. Pila” (from now on, “the Combo”), a vicious gang named after a local housing project where members ran one of their many drug points. The five defendants whose joint trial led to these consolidated appeals are Acosta, Fournier,

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit Nos. 10-1076 10-1099 10-1115 10-1875 10-2466 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JOSÉ DAVID ACOSTA-COLÓN, a/k/a David; JORGE FOURNIER-OLAVARRÍA, a/k/a Mesón; FERNANDO L. CASTILLO-MORALES, a/k/a Yaguita; ALEXIS RODRÍGUEZ-RODRÍGUEZ, a/k/a Sandro; and DAN