(DOWNLOAD) "United States V. Andujar" by First Circuit U.S. Court Of Appeals # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: United States V. Andujar
- Author : First Circuit U.S. Court Of Appeals
- Release Date : January 06, 1995
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
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TORRUELLA, Chief Judge. On July 17, 1992, defendants Amador Irizarry-Sanabria, Jose Salvador Andjar, and Pedro Infante-Ruiz were convicted by a jury in federal district court for conspiracy to import approximately 3000 pounds of marijuana and for the possession of a firearm in relation to the commission of said narcotics offense, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a) and 963, and 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1), respectively. All defendants now appeal. Jose Salvador Andjar alleges that the evidence was insufficient to support the jury's verdict. Amador Irizarry-Sanabria (1) challenges the sufficiency of the evidence; (2) alleges that the district court erroneously instructed the jury regarding the meaning of reasonable doubt; and (3) maintains that the district court abused its discretion in precluding the defense from presenting certain impeachment testimony. Pedro Infante-Ruiz alleges (1) that the district court misapplied the United States Sentencing Guidelines (the "Guidelines") in determining his sentence; and (2) that the jury instructions impermissibly reduced the government's burden of proof at trial. For the following reasons, we vacate the conspiracy and § 924(c)(1) convictions of Jose Salvador Andjar. All other convictions are affirmed.