United States First Circuit

Where defendant cannot show that his counsel would have likely succeeded in moving for downward departure of sentencing, there is no basis for claiming ineffective assistance of counsel.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/08/2001
• Published 01/08/2001

Judges

• BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Circuit Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter F. Kuntz for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Todd E. Newhouse, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, was on brief for appellee.