Legal Opinion
United States v. Leahy
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 3, 2012No. 10-2433PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Following the vacation of his original sentence and a remand for resentencing, the district court sentenced defendant-appellant Jesse Leahy to serve a ten-year incarcerative term. The defendant now challenges this newly imposed sentence on two grounds, insisting that the sentencing court abused its discretion in (i) refusing to reconsider certain guidelines-related arguments, and (ii) imposing overly harsh punishment. After careful consideration, we affirm the sentence.
Our first interaction with the defendant occurred when we affirmed his conviction and his original…
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