United States v. Torres-Perez, No. 19-2014 (1st Cir. 2021)
The First Circuit affirmed Defendant’s conviction of unlawful possession of a machine gun in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(o), holding that there was sufficient evidence on which to convict Defendant and that the district court did not err in admitting certain evidence.
On appeal, Defendant argued that the district court erred in denying his motions for judgment of acquittal and in admitting photographs of various firearms and accessories found on Defendant’s cell phone. The First Circuit affirmed, holding (1) there was sufficient evidence to support Defendant’s conviction; and (2) the district court did not abuse its discretion in allowing the government to introduce into evidence four photographs of firearms and firearm accessories.