United States Second Circuit

A conviction and sentence for possession with intent to distribute of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine is affirmed where the district court did not violate the defendant's constitutional rights nor did it commit Booker sentencing error in rejecting a request for relief under a "safety valve" statute.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/26/2006
• Published 01/26/2006

Judges

• STRAUB, Circuit Judge., Before:  WINTER, STRAUB, and RAGGI, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Paul F. Thomas, Assistant Federal Defender (Thomas G. Dennis, Federal Public Defender, District of Connecticut, Thomas P. Belsky, Sarah F. Russell, Assistant Federal Defenders, on the brief), New Haven, CT, for Defendant-Appellant., William J. Nardini, Assistant United States Attorney (Kevin J. O'Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, on the brief;  Sandra S. Glover, Assistant United States Attorney, of counsel), New Haven, CT, for Appellee.