United States First Circuit

Defendant was not misled at a plea hearing, as he could not reasonably have understood the court to have promised to consider murder-related evidence only for purposes of deciding how far to depart downward. There was no error in the court's refusal to depart based on the nature of self-incriminating evidence proffered by the defendant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/31/2002
• Published 12/31/2002

Judges

• JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph F. Savage, Jr., with whom Richard Myrus, Fred H. Nemeth, and Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kevin P. McGrath, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, and Dina Michael Chaitowitz, Assistant U.S. Attorney were on brief, for appellee.