United States First Circuit

The district court erred in granting a downward departure on the supposed grounds that it would be "a waste of taxpayer money" to impose a lengthy prison term on "someone who's going to be deported."

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/23/2001
• Published 02/26/2001

Judges

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

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donald C. Lockhart, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Margaret E. Curran, United States Attorney, and Kenneth P. Madden, Assistant United States Attorney, were on consolidated brief for the United States.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark B. Laroche, by appointment of the court, for defendant.