United States First Circuit
US v. Dixon, 05-1559
Six-level sentence enhancement resulting in 115-month sentence, entered after guilty plea to five counts of mailing threatening communications and finding defendant intended to make good on his graphic threats, is affirmed over claims that the district court: 1) erred in applying the intent enhancement; and 2) imposed an unreasonable sentence.
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/26/2006
- Published 05/26/2006
Judges
- SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges, and SAYLOR, District Judge.
Court
- United States First Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- J. Martin Richey, Federal Defender Office, for appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Robert E. Richardson, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.