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CDobleta to Appeal 45-Year Sentence to First Circuit in Boston

Published Nov 7, 2026, 5:07 PM ASTvia El Nuevo Día

At a glance

  • Lawyer Francisco Rebollo Casalduc filed the appeal notice on November 6 in Puerto Rico’s federal court, seeking review by the First Circuit in Boston of both the conviction and the 45-year sentence.
  • Isaac Sánchez pleaded guilty on June 10, 2026, to a drug-trafficking conspiracy and a firearm charge, under a deal that contemplated 27 to 32 years.
  • At the October 29 sentencing, the federal prosecutor’s office said he breached the plea agreement and asked for 45 years; Judge María Antongiorgi Jordán imposed 45 years plus 10 years of supervised release.

Puerto Rican urban music artist Luis N. Isaac Sánchez, known as "CDobleta," will appeal his conviction and 45-year prison sentence to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston, Massachusetts. His lawyer, Francisco Rebollo Casalduc, filed two motions on November 6 in the federal court in Puerto Rico: a two-page official notice of appeal and a one-page certification and remittal of the record.

As of now, the First Circuit does not show a case opened under Isaac Sánchez’s name. Isaac Sánchez, also known as "Chimbo" and "Dobleta," changed his initial plea and pleaded guilty on June 10, 2026, after reaching an agreement with the federal prosecutor’s office. He admitted to a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances under Title 21, sections 841(a)(1), 846 and 860, and to a firearm possession charge in relation to drug trafficking under Title 18, section 924(c).

The agreement contemplated 27 to 32 years for the drug and firearm offenses and for his role in the killing of Police Sgt. Eliezer Ramos Vélez on March 29, 2024, at the Sabana Abajo public housing complex in Carolina. The defense asked for 27 years. At the October 29 sentencing hearing, the federal prosecutor’s office argued Isaac Sánchez breached the plea agreement and requested 45 years.

Federal District Judge María Antongiorgi Jordán, of the Hato Rey federal court, sentenced him to 45 years plus 10 years of supervised release. Co-defendants Víctor J. Pérez Fernández got 45 years, Olvin O’Neill Concepción Tapia and Daniel J. López Vega 40 years each, and Andyel González Sáez 28 years, all with 10 years of supervised release.

SourceEl Nuevo Día

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