United States First Circuit

Conviction for distribution of crack cocaine is affirmed where the district court did not abuse its discretion regarding evidence and jury instructions, and sentence is upheld where the government proved that the substance was cocaine in crack form and a separate sentencing scheme for crack offenses was not unconstitutionally ambiguous.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/29/2006
• Published 06/29/2006

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA and LYNCH, Circuit Judges, and YOUNG, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter J. Cyr, with whom Law Offices of Anthony J. Sineni, III, LLC, was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Margaret D. McGaughey, Appellate Chief, with whom Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.