United States First Circuit

Court found lower court erred in imposing special skills sentence enhancement because there was not sufficient evidence that Defendant's knowledge of navigation and boating significantly facilitated the commission or concealment of the drug-related offense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/02/2004
• Published 06/02/2004

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Anita Hill-Adames, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas F. Klumper, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney, Sonia I. Torres-Pabón, Chief, Criminal Division, and Francisco Ojeda, Assistant United States Attorney were on brief, for appellee.