Cases

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Same case below, 403 Fed. Appx. 941.

350 F.3d 131 UNITED STATES of America, Appelleev.William Soto-Beniquez, Defendant, Appellant, UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Juan Soto-Ramirez, Defendant, Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Eduardo Alicea-Torres, Defendant, Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Ramon Fernandez-Malavé, Defendant, Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Carmelo Vega-Pacheco, Defendant,

16 F.3d 341 38 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1545 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Jose Noel GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Luis Alberto GARIBALDI-GOMEZ, Defendant-Appellant.UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Geraldo PRIETO-MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant.UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Fernando ALCAREZ-O

SUMMARY ORDER Defendants Daniel Fernandez and Jose Betancourt appeal from convictions for conspiring to distribute at least 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(vii), 846. Fernandez, who stands convicted after a jury trial, argues on appeal that (1) the district court erred in denying him a mistrial, (2) the district court’s multiple conspiracy jury charge was erroneous, (3) there was a prejudicia

697 F.Supp.2d 244 (2010) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Wilfredo ROSARIO-CAMACHO, Luis Rodriguez-Sostre, Josue Perez-Mercado, Ramon Maysonet-Soler, Jose Negron-Sostre, Defendants. Criminal No. 08-310 (FAB). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. March 22, 2010. David Ramos-Pagan, Jorge L. Armenteros-Chervoni, San Juan, PR, for Defendant Jose Rodrigue

599 F.Supp.2d 95 (2009) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. [2] Pascual SANTIAGO-MÉNDEZ, [3] Anthony Domínguez-Cólon [4] Victor Cortes-Cabán [5] Luis Ruperto-Torres, Defendants. Criminal No. 07-346 (DRD). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. January 30, 2009. *100 Scott H. Anderson, United States Attorney's Office, S

PER CURIAM: * Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Juan Carlos Calderon-Gareia raises *734arguments that are foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), which held that 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) is a penalty provision and not a separate criminal offense. United

C. A. 5th Cir. Certio-rari denied.

LYNCH, Circuit Judge. Defendants present arguments to vacate criminal convictions where the prosecution introduced Spanish language audio tapes containing evidence of the defendants’ criminal activity. The issues raised here concerning compliance with the Court Reporter Act, 28 U.S.C. § 753(b), and the Jones Act, 48 U.S.C. § 864, have been resolved by our decision in United States v. Morales-Madera, 352 F.3d 1 (1st Ci

C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 356 F. 3d 1.

(Reported below: 105 Fed. Appx. 636); (105 Fed. Appx. 622); (105 Fed. Appx. 634); (105 Fed. Appx. 629); (106 Fed. Appx. 922); (105 Fed. Appx. 633); (105 Fed. Appx. 636); (108 Fed. Appx. 877); (105 Fed. Appx. 628); (105 Fed. Appx. 630); (105 Fed. Appx. 639); (104 Fed. Appx

175 F.Supp.2d 153 (2001) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Reynaldo SANTANA, Jose Davila Gonzalez, Alejandro Garcia Benitez, Wilfredo G. Ortiz, Defendants. Nos.Crim. 01-406(DRD), Crim. 01-408(DRD), Crim. 01-409(DRD), Crim. 01-411(DRD). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. November 21, 2001. *154 Jorge E. Vega-Pache

184 F.Supp.2d 131 (2001) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Reynaldo SANTANA, Jose Davila Gonzalez, Alejandro Garcia Benitez, Wilfredo G. Ortiz, Defendants. Nos. CRIM. 01-406(DRD), CRIM 01-408(DRD), CRIM 01-409(DRD), CRIM 01-411(DRD). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. November 26, 2001. *132 Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco

C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 356 F. 3d 1.

175 F.Supp.2d 129 (2001) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff v. [05] Martires Paulino CASTRO, [08] Esteban Martinez García, [23] Carlos Valdes, Defendants Criminal No. 00-0693(PG). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. November 14, 2001. *130 Miriam R. Ramos-Grateroles, San Juan, for Rafael Reynoso-De-La-Cruz. Marl

*1211(Reported below: 79 Fed. Appx. 70); (79 Fed. Appx. 69); (79 Fed. Appx. 18); (79 Fed. Appx. 17); (79 Fed. Appx. 75); (78 Fed. Appx. 425); (79 Fed. Appx. 40); (79 Fed. Appx. 35); *1212(79 Fed. Appx. 37);

LYNCH, Circuit Judge. This massive drug conspiracy case from Puerto Rico involved a six-month trial and resulted in convictions of the eleven defendants who appeal, eight of whom received life sentences and three of whom received sentences of more than twenty years. The government charged this case as involving one overarching conspiracy from January 1990 t

*1211(Reported below: 79 Fed. Appx. 70); (79 Fed. Appx. 69); (79 Fed. Appx. 18); (79 Fed. Appx. 17); (79 Fed. Appx. 75); (78 Fed. Appx. 425); (79 Fed. Appx. 40); (79 Fed. Appx. 35); *1212(79 Fed. Appx. 37);

STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge. A jury convicted petitioner Julio Ramirez-Burgos of aiding and abetting two carjackings in violation of 18 U.S.C.' § 2 and § 2119, and of using a weapon during the commission of a violent crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Although Count One of the superseding indictment charged Ramirez with violating 18 U.S.C. § 2119(2), the trial court did not