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U.S. v. Mercado-Flores, No. Crim.No. 14-466 (GAG) (D.Puerto Rico) ( F.Supp.3d ) (June 4, 2015) (Judge Gustavo A. Gelpi)

Loaded on March 28, 2016 published in Punch and Jurists April 11, 2016
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Failure to Consider.

This is an interesting decision that proves the wisdom of always reading the statute under which your client has been indicted. Here, because of a statutory omission, a defendant who pled guilty to transporting an individual with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, had his conviction vacated because ...

 

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