United States First Circuit

In a robbery case, where defendant's offense conduct involved a serious threat of violence, the Court reversed the lesser sentence the district court imposed upon defendant, under Fed. R. Crim. P. 52(b), because it fell below the statutory minimum.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/14/2004
• Published 07/14/2004

Judges

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

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Margaret D. McGaughey, Appellate Chief, with whom Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregg D. Bernstein with whom Lipman, Katz & McKee, P.A., was on brief, for appellee.