United States First Circuit

Sentence for distribution of cocaine base is affirmed over claims of error that: 1) because defendant entered a timely guilty plea and because the government did not engage in any trial preparation, the government did not have any legitimate rationale for withholding the motion for a third-level reduction; and 2) defendant's sentence of 210 month, the low-end of the guideline range that applied in his case, is unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/12/2008
• Published 08/12/2008

Judges

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

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bruce Green, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lisa M. Asiaf, Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.