US v. Carrasco-de-Jesus, No. 08-2463
Conviction of defendant for conspiracy to issue and use counterfeit checks is affirmed where: 1) because the government affirmatively disclaimed the waiver-of-appeal provision, there is no justification for proceeding sua sponte to inquire into its preclusive effect; 2) U.S.S.G. section 5G1.3(b) did not require the district court to impose a concurrent sentence in this case; and 3) district court's decision to run the sentence consecutively was substantively reasonable.
Read US v. Carrasco-de-Jesus, No. 08-2463
Appellate Information
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Decided December 11, 2009
Judges
Before: Seyla, Howard and Lipez, Circuit Judges
Opinion by Seyla, Circuit Judge
Counsel
For Appellant: Mariángela Tirado-Váles
For Appellee: Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Vélez, United States Attorney, Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Chief, Appellate Division, and Julia M. Meconiates, Assistant United States Attorney