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Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied.

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 22-1787 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellant, v. JOVAN VAVIC, Defendant, Appellee. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS [Hon. Indira Talwani, U.S. District Judge]

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 19-2257 UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. DAMON AUSTIN, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE [Hon. Joseph A. DiClerico, Jr., U.S. District Judge]

ELI RICHARDSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE *918Before the Court is Defendant's Motion to Suppress (Doc. No. 47). The Government filed a response in opposition (Doc. No. 53). On December 10, 2018, the Court held an evidentiary hearing on the motion. Thereafter, the parties filed post-hearing briefs (Doc. Nos. 87, 92). For the reasons discussed

SELYA, Circuit Judge. It takes a certain degree of effrontery for an accused person held in pretrial detention to continue to conduct his criminal enterprise over a prison telephone, knowing that prisoner calls are customarily recorded. But defendant-appellant Mukon-kole Huge Kifwa did just that, relying on the masking effect of his use of a language (Lingala) seldom heard in the

PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT _____________ No. 20-1778 _____________ BALJINDER SINGH, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent _______________ On Petition for Review of an Order of the United

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge. After a jury convicted Defendants-Appellants José Laureano-Salgado, Pedro Ramirez-Rivera, and Ismael Cruz-Ramos (collectively, “the Defendants”) 1 of *12 numerous drug and gun crimes, a district court judge sentenced t

MEMORANDUM ORDER JOSEPH N. LAPLANTE, District Judge. Defendant Jonathan Tanguay has filed motions in limine, see L. Cr. R. 12.1(c), seeking rulings on the admissibility of evidence at his upcoming trial on one count of possessing child pornography, see 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B). After receiving a report from a visitor to Tanguay’s home, Joshua Wiggin, that Tanguay had display

HOWARD, Circuit Judge. Following a jury trial, defendant-appellant José Valdivia was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute one or more kilograms of heroin, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841, 846, and conspiracy to import one or more kilograms of heroin into the United States, 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 963, for which he was sentenced to 210 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, Valdivia contends that the district court committed a li

525 F.3d 85 (2008) UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Wilfredo Feliciano RODRIGUEZ, Defendant, Appellant. No. 06-2719. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard March 4, 2008. Decided May 13, 2008. *92 Linda Backiel, for appellant. German A. Rieckehoff, Assistant United States Attorney, with

HOWARD, Circuit Judge. Clive McFarlane was convicted of one count of being a felon in possession of ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and was sentenced to 180 months of imprisonment. McFarlane appeals, claiming that the district court erroneously denied his motion to suppress and committed several trial errors. We affirm. I.

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 03-2073 No. 04-1424 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. EDISON MISLA-ALDARONDO, Defendant, Appellant. APPEALS FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Carmen Consuelo Cerezo, U.

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge. William Smith appeals from his conviction for possession of a firearm and various rounds of ammunition. He challenges the district court’s admission of evidence of his drug dealing under Fed.R.Evid. 404(b). Relatedly, he seeks a new trial because he claims a missing portion of a hearing transcript has impaired his ability to perfect his appeal on that evide

STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge. Edison Misla Aldorando (“Misla”), the former Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, was convicted in U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico of extortion, money laundering, and witness tampering. The charges stemmed from a scheme by a group bidding to purchase a state hospital being privatized. The group sought, and paid for,

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge. This appeal grows out of a second superseding indictment returned in New Hampshire on May 1, 1997, charging six defendants with a variety of federal offenses related to a string of bank and armored car robberies that took place between 1990 and 1996. The trial began on September 16, 1997, one defendant pled guilty during trial, and the remaining five defen

622 F.3d 341 (2010) Eudulio DE LEON-OCHOA, a/k/a Roger Reyes-Oliva, a/k/a Roger Armando Reyes-Bolivar, a/k/a Roger Armando Reyes-Oliva, Petitioner No. 09-1520 v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF the UNITED STATES, Respondent. Eufemia Flores-Dominguez; Arely Magdalena Rivera-Flores; Elida Yamilet Rivera-Flores, Petitioners No. 09-1760 v. Attorney General of the United States, Respondent. R.E. L-P-, Petitioner No. 09-1960 v. Attorney Gen

211 F.3d 658 (1st Cir. 2000) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE,v.ANTHONY M. SHEA, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE,v.MICHAEL K. O'HALLORAN DEFENDANT, APPELLANT.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE,v.PATRICK J. MCGONAGLE, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE,v.STEPHEN G. BURKE, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE,v.MATTHEW MCDONALD, D

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

OPINION FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge: Alfredo Rolando Lawrence, a native and citizen of Panama, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) determination that he is not eligible for relief pursuant to former Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) § 212(c) (8 U.S.C. § 1182(c) (1992)) because he is an 'aggravated felon, who filed his appl

RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge: Raul Terrazas-Hernandez claims the Department of Homeland Security's reinstatement in August 2012, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1231 (a)(5), of his prior (October 1993) removal order is an impermissibly retroactive applicatio