United States First Circuit

Where a judge recused himself because he could not, as a matter of conscience, apply the sentencing guidelines, defendant does not have a right to insist on a lenient sentence from that judge or any other.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/21/2000
• Published 12/21/2000

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Circuit Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Victoria L. Nadel for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James F. Lang, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.