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United States First Circuit


US v. Zapete-Garcia, 05-1352

Sentence for using fraudulent immigration documents is vacated and remanded where the large variation between the suggested sentence and the sentence imposed was not supported by circumstances that would make such a variance reasonable, and the trial judge offered no adequate explanation for such a large variation.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 05/08/2006
  • Published 05/08/2006

Judges

  • STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

  • United States First Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • José Guillermo Gonzalez, on brief for appellant.

  • For Appellees:
  • Nelson Preéz-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, and H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.
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