Opinion ID: 606126
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Heading: Interstate Transport of Explosives by a Person Charged with a Criminal Offense

Text: 76 The jury instruction regarding 18 U.S.C. § 842(i)(l ) charged the jurors to find Rafael Sanchez guilty if they found that he knowingly and willfully caused explosives to be transported in interstate commerce after having been charged with a narcotics offense punishable by more than one year in prison. At the time of the assassination attempt, Rafael Sanchez was under indictment for trafficking in marijuana and conspiracy to traffic in marijuana. 77 None of the Puerto Rico charges incorporated Rafael Sanchez' prior criminal activities. The transport of explosives by an individual already implicated in serious criminal activity raises heightened public safety concerns and is a separate offense, separately punishable, from unlicensed use or possession. Prosecution of Rafael Sanchez under § 842(i)(l ) does not offend the Double Jeopardy Clause and we AFFIRM the judgment of conviction. 78