United States First Circuit

Sentence for drug conspiracy is vacated and remanded where the sentence lacked the plausible explanation needed for such a significant sentence reduction, despite the court's notice of the defendant's contrition and cooperation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/30/2007
• Published 10/30/2007

Judges

• BOUDIN, Chief Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jennifer Hay Zacks, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert L. Sheketoff, for appellee.