United States First Circuit

In a prosecution for robbery of a federal bank through the use of a dangerous weapon, district court's imposition of a sentence designating defendant as a career offender under U.S.S.G. section 4B1.1(a) is affirmed as escape from secure custody is a crime of violence within the purview of the career offender guideline.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/01/2009
• Published 12/01/2009

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN and SELYA, Circuit Judges, and LAPLANTE, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles K. Stephenson on brief for appellant.


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