Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Hilario, No. 00-1406 (1st Cir.) (218 F.3d 19) (July 17, 2000) (Judge Bruce M. Selya) by Here, predictably, the Court reversed the lower court's ruling that the temporary-but-endless "interim" appointment of the U.S. Attorney in Puerto Rico did not violate the Constitution or justify the dismissal of any …

U.S. v. Torres-Rosa, No. 98-2250 (1st Cir.) (209 F.3d 4) (March 27, 2000) (Judge Bruce M. Selya) by In the 3/20/00 issue of P&J, we noted two cases, U.S. v. Santana, 83 F.Supp.2d 224 (D.Puerto Rico 1999) and U.S. v. Peralta-Ramirez, 83 F.Supp.2d 263 (D.Puerto Rico 2000), in which defendants …

U.S. v. Ruiz Rijo, No. Crim. 99-118 PG (D.Puerto Rico) (87 F.Supp.2d 69) (February 17, 2000) (Judge Juan M. Perez-Gimenez) by In this case the defendant challenged the constitutionality of the appointment of U.S. Attorney Gill, alleging that his continued intermin appointment was improper under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. …

U.S. v. Santana, No. Crim. 99-097 (D.Puerto Rico) (83 F.Supp.2d 224) (November 4, 1999) (Judge Jose Antonio Fuste) by United States v. Santana, 83 F.Supp.2d 224 (D.Puerto Rico 1999) (Judge Fusté) United States v. Peralta-Ramirez, 83 F.Supp.2d 263 (D.Puerto Rico 2000) (Judge Cerezo) Both of these cases deal with an …

U.S. v. Peralta-Ramirez, No. Crim. 99-0016CCC (D.Puerto Rico) (83 F.Supp.2d 263) (February 14, 2000) (Judge Carmen Consuelo Cerezo) by United States v. Santana, 83 F.Supp.2d 224 (D.Puerto Rico 1999) (Judge Fusté) United States v. Peralta-Ramirez, 83 F.Supp.2d 263 (D.Puerto Rico 2000) (Judge Cerezo) Both of these cases deal with an …

U.S. v. Sotomayor Vazquez, No. CR. 97-091(JAF) (D.Puerto Rico) (69 F.Supp.2d 286) (October 25, 1999) (Judge Jose Antonio Fuste) by

U.S. v. Colon-Munoz, No. 98-1684 (1st Cir.) (192 F.3d 210) (October 1, 1999) (Judge Kermit A. Lipez) by In this case, the defendant raised for the first time in his motion for a judgment of acquittal a claim that U.S. Attorney Guillermo Gil's judicial appointment as the interim United States …