United States First Circuit

Defendant's conviction and sentence affirmed where the congressional endorsement of downward sentencing departures in conjunction with "fast-track" case processing does not violate the nondelegation doctrine and there was no plain error in defendant's sentencing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/28/2005
• Published 11/03/2005

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL and CYR, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Douglas J. Beaton on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark S. Zuckerman, Assistant United States Attorney, and Thomas P. Colantuono, United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.