United States First Circuit

Appellant's prior conviction under Florida law for lewd and lascivious assault on a child constituted an "aggravated felony," warranting a substantial increase in sentence under the U.S.S.G. for illegal re-entry into the U.S. after conviction of an aggravated felony.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/06/2002
• Published 05/06/2002

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BARBADORO, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy J. Morgan for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donald C. Lockhart, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Margaret E. Curran, United States Attorney, and Gerard B. Sullivan, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.