United States First Circuit

The sentence imposed upon defendant for mail obstruction and drug conspiracy was within the relevant sentencing guidelines and did not exceed the lowest applicable statutory maximums for the underlying offenses of conviction; no Apprendi violation, and the "stigma" resulting from the sentence was not improper.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/19/2002
• Published 04/19/2002

Judges

• WOODLOCK, District Judge., Before LYNCH and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges, and WOODLOCK, District Judge

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Wayne R. Foote with whom Foote & Temple was on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Margaret D. McGaughey, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, was on brief for the appellee.