United States First Circuit

Upwardly variant sentence for conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, is affirmed over defendant's contention that the district court misapplied 18 U.S.C. section 3553(a) by: 1) failing to take into account his personal history and characteristics and focusing exclusively on his criminal record; and 2) erroneously inflating his sentence in an effort to counteract what it perceives as lax sentencing in the local Puerto Rico court system.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/23/2015
• Published 09/23/2015

Judges

• LIPEZ

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel