United States First Circuit

Because supervised release terms set out in federal drug laws establish the maximum terms for violations of those sections, and 21 USC 960(b)(3) is the applicable sentencing statute in the instant case, the district court erred in ordering more than three years supervised release.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/29/2001
• Published 03/29/2001

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul F. Markham for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jennifer Hay Zacks, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, and Heidi E. Brieger, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.