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Shake-and-bake defendant appeals to 9th Circuit
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Posted on Mar 28 2019
A man who was recently slapped with a 15-year prison sentence in federal court for his involvement in a clandestine crystal methamphetamine lab that used the so-called shake-and-bake method is appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Vincent David Cabrera Jr., through counsel Benjamin K. Petersburg, notified the District Court yesterday about his appeal.
Cabrera seeks the Ninth Circuit’s reversal of the judgment and the 15-year sentence imposed on him.
Petersburg did not indicate in the notice the grounds of defendant’s appeal.
Cabrera was cited as the one who had a prior experience in the shake-and-bake method while in Guam, and that he brought it on Saipan.
Last March 15, U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona sentenced Cabrera and co-defendant Eugene Blas Repeki Jr. with 15 years imprisonment each.
At the March 15 sentencing, Petersburg recommended a sentence of 10 years imprisonment on Cabrera.
Cabrera and Repeki signed a plea deal with the U.S. government. Last September, Cabrera pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine. Repeki pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine.
According to court documents, between on or July 1, 2017 and Feb. 25, 2018, Cabrera along with Repeki, Rick U. Omar Jr., Sidney Capelle Kani, and others, agreed to manufacture methamphetamine.
Cabrera admitted that they would smoke the “ice” as well as sell and/or give to other people.
