United States First Circuit

Conviction and sentence for drug trafficking and contempt of court are affirmed over defendant's arguments that the district court erred by: 1) convicting and sentencing him in violation of the Fifth Amendment's prohibition against double jeopardy; 2) failing to conduct the sentencing enhancement colloquy mandated by 21 U.S.C. section 851(b); and 3) determining that two prior offenses were unrelated for Guidelines purposes.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/07/2008
• Published 03/07/2008

Judges

• STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH and HOWARD, Circuit Judges, and STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth I. Seiger, by appointment of the Court, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alex J. Grant, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Mark T. Quinlivan, Assistant United States Attorney, and Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.