United States First Circuit

Defendant's challenge to sentencing before a different judge than the judge who presided at his jury trial fails under Rule 25 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; reassignment is justified based on any legitimate reason why a district judge cannot continue in the case.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/30/2002
• Published 05/30/2002

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, LIPEZ, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter Goldbergerfor appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nelson Perez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney, and Sonia I. Torres-Pabon, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.