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Category: Decision

This category contains the full text of MDLEA and MDLEA-related court decisions.

United States v. Rodriguez-Diaz, No. 8:18-CR-343-SDM-MRM, 2023 WL 2264140, at *2 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 28, 2023)

Posted on Mar 7 by Sean Gajewski

United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Tampa Division. UNITED STATES of America v. Domingo RODRIGUEZ-DIAZ Case No. 8:20-cv-430-SDM-MRM, 8:18-cr-343-SDM-MRM Signed February 28, 2023 STEVEN D. MERRYDAY, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE *1 Rodriguez moves under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Doc. 1) to vacate and challenges the validity of his conviction for conspiracy to possess with the…

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U.S. v. Escalona-Reid, et al., 2022 WL 17541746, No. 20-203-SCC (D.P.R. Dec 8, 2022)

Posted on Dec 11 by Sean Gajewski

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. United States of America, Plaintiff, v. Willmer Dimitri Escalona-Reid [1] and Richard Bernand [3], Defendants. Crim. No. 20-203 (SCC) Filed 12/08/2022 OPINION AND ORDER SILVIA CARREÑO-COLL UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE *1 Mr. Escalona and Mr. Bernand have moved to dismiss the Indictment on the ground that the…

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United States v. Zapata, No. 20-10385, 2021 WL 4947103 (11th Cir. Oct. 25, 2021)

Posted on Oct 30Oct 30 by Sean Gajewski

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lelia Vanessa Perdomo ZAPATA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 20-10385 Filed: 10/25/2021 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, D.C. Docket No. 8:19-cr-00132-SCB-AAS-2 PER CURIAM: *1 Lelia Vanessa Perdomo Zapata appeals her convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent…

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United States v. Carabali Montano, — Fed.Appx. —- (11th Cir. July 19, 2021)

Posted on Jul 26Jul 26 by Sean Gajewski

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EULOGIO CARABALI MONTANO, Defendant-Appellant. No. 20-13713 (July 19, 2021) Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida Before JILL PRYOR, NEWSOM, and LUCK, Circuit Judges. Opinion PER CURIAM: *1 Eulogio Carabali Montano appeals his 151-month sentence for conspiracy to possess and possession with intent to…

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United States v. Newball May, 846 F. App’x 831 (11th Cir. 2021)

Posted on Jun 17Jun 17 by Sean Gajewski

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge Ramon NEWBALL MAY, Calbot Reid-Dilbert, Rudolph Randolph Meighan, Defendants-Appellants. No. 19-13114 United States v. Newball May, 846 F. App’x 831 (11th Cir. 2021) (February 24, 2021) Appeals from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, D.C. Docket No. 8:18-cr-00594-SCB-JSS-3 Before WILSON, ROSENBAUM, and GRANT, Circuit Judges. Opinion…

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United States v. De La Cruz, — F.3d —- (1st Cir. May 26, 2021)

Posted on May 31Jun 17 by Sean Gajewski

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ángel DE LA CRUZ, Defendant, Appellant. No. 18-1710 May 26, 2021 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO, [Hon. Francisco A. Besosa, U.S. District Judge] Opinion LYNCH, Circuit Judge. Ángel De la Cruz and two others were intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard…

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