United States First Circuit

Sentence and conviction of aiding and abetting the making of material false statements in connection with the acquisition of firearms, 18 U.S.C. sections 2, 922(a)(6) and 924(a)(2), are affirmed over defendant's claims that: 1) the prosecutor's statements during closing argument in his criminal trial misstated the evidence, amounted to proscribed comments on his failure to testify, and improperly shifted the burden of proof; and 2) the district court abused its discretion in imposing a variant sentence above the guideline sentencing range (GSR).

Appellate Information

• Published 2016/01/08

Judges

• SELYA

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel