United States v. Gonzalez-Perez

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Defendant, a former officer with the Puerto Rico Police Department, was charged with multiple drug-related and firearm-related charges for his participation in fifteen drug transactions that were part of an FBI sting operation. The jury acquitted Defendant of all the firearm charges and the drug charges arising out of the first drug transaction and convicted him on all other counts. The First Circuit affirmed, holding that the district court did not err by refusing to give jury instructions on entrapment and duress; denying Defendant’s proffered instructions on impeachment of witnesses for prior convictions; and denying Defendant’s motion for a new trial based on the trial court’s rulings and interjections during closing arguments. Lastly, the government’s remarks during its rebuttal argument did not render the trial unfair. View "United States v. Gonzalez-Perez" on Justia Law