United States v. Rodriguez Ramos ( 1995 )

USCA1 Opinion

          March 31, 1995
                                [Not for Publication]
[Not for Publication]

                            United States Court of Appeals
United States Court of Appeals
                                For the First Circuit
For the First Circuit
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        No. 94-2020

                                    UNITED STATES,
                                      Appellee,

                                          v.

                               GERALDO RODRIGUEZ-RAMOS,
                                Defendant, Appellant,

        No. 94-2021

                                    UNITED STATES,
                                      Appellee,

                                          v.

                                  BERLAY NIEVES-CRUZ
                                Defendant, Appellant,

        No. 94-2063

                                    UNITED STATES,
                                      Appellee,
                                          v.

                                MARIO GONZALEZ-ALVIRA,
                                Defendant, Appellant.

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                    APPEALS FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

                           FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

                    [Hon. Jose Antonio Fuste, U.S. District Judge]
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                                        Before

                                Torruella, Chief Judge,
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                            Bownes, Senior Circuit Judge,
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                              and Stahl, Circuit Judge.
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            Gustavo A.  Gelpi, Assistant  Federal Public  Defender, with  whom
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        Juan  E. Alvarez, First Assistant Federal  Public Defender and Benicio
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        Sanchez Rivera, Federal  Public Defender, were on brief  for appellant
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        Rodriguez-Ramos.
            Jose R.  Gaztambide and  Gaztambide & Plaza  argued for  appellant
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        Nieves-Cruz.
            Rafael Anglada-Lopez argued for appellant Gonzalez-Alvira.
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            Jose  A.  Quiles-Espinosa,  Senior  Litigation  Counsel,  Criminal
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        Division,  with whom  Guillermo Gil,  United States  Attorney, was  on
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        brief for appellee.

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                      Per  Curiam.    These  appeals present  the  single
Per  Curiam.
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            question of whether  the Double Jeopardy Clause of  the Fifth

            Amendment  bars  cumulative  punishments for  carjacking  and

            using a firearm in  conjunction with a crime of  violence, in

            violation  of 18  U.S.C.     2119  and 924(c),  respectively.

            Because  the   First  Circuit   has  recently   decided  that

            prosecution under  both statutes does not  violate the United

            States Constitution, see United States v. Centeno-Torres, No.
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            94-1882, slip op. at 4 (1st Cir. Mar. 28, 1995), we summarily

            affirm the judgment below.  See 1st Cir. R. 27.1.
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                      Affirmed.
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