UNITED STATES v. RODRIGUEZ

No. 22-1807 Nos. 23-1255 23-1256.

115 F.4th 24 (2024)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Juan RODRIGUEZ, a/k/a Mula, a/k/a Mula Monopoly, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Junito Melendez, t/n Junior Melendez, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

August 23, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rory A. McNamara, with whom Drake Law LLC was on brief, for defendant Rodriguez.

Jonathan Shapiro, with whom Mia Teitelbaum and Shapiro & Teitelbaum LLP were on brief, for defendant Melendez.

Karen L. Eisenstadt, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Joshua S. Levy, Acting United States Attorney, was on brief, for the United States.

Before Barron, Chief Judge, Selya and Kayatta, Circuit Judges.


A jury in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts convicted defendants-appellants Juan Rodriguez and Junito Melendez of, inter alia, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine. The defendants claim that the trial was plagued by erroneous evidentiary...

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