United States First Circuit

Manslaughter, under Massachusetts law, is a violent felony within the meaning of the Armed Career Criminal Act. Defendant's conviction on firearms offenses is affirmed over claims of error regarding admission of evidence and the denial of his motion for a judgment of acquittal, and his sentence is vacated pursuant to his Booker claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/11/2006
• Published 01/11/2006

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges, and DiCLERICO, JR., District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David Shaughnessy, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark T. Quinlivan, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.