United States First Circuit

Sentence for insider trading is reversed and remanded upon government appeal where the sentence was unreasonable and did not give adequate consideration to the seriousness of the offense, the need for general deterrence for white-collar crimes, and the need for some imprisonment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/01/2007
• Published 10/01/2007

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges, and BARBADORO, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jonathan F. Mitchell, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, and Cynthia A. Young, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark W. Pearlstein, with whom Benjamin A. Goldberger and McDermott Will & Emery LLP, were on brief, for appellee.