Puerto Rican urban artist Luis N. Isaac Sánchez, known as "CDobleta," has appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston, Massachusetts, after being sentenced to 45 years in prison for crimes tied to the killing of Puerto Rico Police Sergeant Eliezer Ramos Vélez. Court records show his defense has until November 30 to meet initial procedural requirements, including filing an appearance form, a docketing statement and a transcript report or request.
The appeal was docketed on November 12 under case number 26-2272. The notice of appeal was filed on November 6 in the federal court in Puerto Rico, where District Judge María Antongiorgi Jordán also sentenced him to 10 years of supervised release. The record does not yet detail the specific grounds for the challenge, but the notice states that the 23-year-old, currently held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Guaynabo, will contest both his conviction and his sentence.
His lawyer, Francisco Rebollo Casalduc, notified the federal court in Puerto Rico that they would appeal to the First Circuit in Boston. Isaac Sánchez, also known as "Chimbo" and "Dobleta," changed his plea and pleaded guilty on June 10 after reaching an agreement with the federal prosecutor’s office, admitting to a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and to firearm possession in relation to drug trafficking.
The agreement contemplated a sentence of between 27 and 32 years, and the defense asked for 27; prosecutors argued he breached the plea deal and sought 45 years.