United States First Circuit

Conviction and sentence for distribution of crack cocaine are affirmed where: 1) admission of testimony identifying defendant as the speaker constituted harmless error; 2) there was no clear error in court's determination that defendant had sold cocaine in crack form; and 3) the court provided a plausible explanation for the sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/13/2006
• Published 06/13/2006

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, LYNCH and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bjorn Lange, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defender Office, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark E. Howard, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Thomas P. Colantuono, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.