United States First Circuit

The district court's refusal to reduce defendant's offense level for acceptance of responsibility, as a result of defendant's misbehavior on pretrial release, is affirmed as a sentencing court has the discretion to consider a defendant's conduct at any point after the indictment is handed up or an information is filed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/06/2004
• Published 08/06/2004

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and CYR, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas F. Hallett on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, and F. Mark Terison, Senior Litigation Counsel, on brief for appellee.