United States First Circuit

Where the district court's statements as to its reasons for refusal to depart downward under the sentencing guidelines are ambiguous, the sentence is vacated and remanded for clarification as to each of the three grounds for refusal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/30/2003
• Published 04/30/2003

Judges

• BOUDIN, Chief Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter B. Krupp, by appointment of the court, with whom Lurie & Krupp, LLP was on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Denise Jefferson Casper, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief for appellee.