United States First Circuit

Defendant's sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed over his claim that the improper delegation of sentencing authority is a structural error which requires automatic reversal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/25/2005
• Published 08/25/2005

Judges

• Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, TORRUELLA, SELYA, LYNCH, LIPEZ and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christie M. Charles, with whom George F. Gormley and George F. Gormley, P.C. were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John A. Drennan, Attorney, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, and Virginia M. Vander Jagt, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.