U.S. v. RIVERA-FIGUEROA

Nos. 96-1112, 96-1290, 96-1291 and 96-1292.

149 F.3d 1 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Rafael RIVERA-FIGUEROA, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. David GARCIA-BELTRAN, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Miguel A. COLLAZO-DIAZ, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jose Miguel RODRIGUEZ-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 5, 1998.

Rehearing Denied and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied August 3, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marlene Aponte Cabrera, by appointment of the court, for appellant Rafael Rivera-Figueroa.

Raymond L. Sanchez-Maceira, by appointment of the court, for appellant David Garcia-Beltran

Rafael F. Castro Lang, by appointment of the court, for appellant Miguel A. Collazo-Diaz.

Yolanda C. Romagnolo, by appointment of the court, for appellant Jose Miguel Rodriguez-Rodriguez.

Mark Irish, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, Nelson Perez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, and Jose A. Quiles-Espinosa, Senior Litigation Counsel, were on brief for the United States.

Before BOUDIN, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and SHADUR, Senior District Judge.


Rehearing Denied and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied in No. 96-1291 August 3, 1998.

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

Three appellants were convicted of federal offenses growing out of a 1994 carjacking and murder in Puerto Rico and now appeal their convictions and sentences. A fourth appellant, who pled guilty to a single offense, seeks review of his sentence. We begin with a condensed version of the facts, taken in the light most favorable to the verdict. ...

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