Legal Opinion
United States v. Gallant
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 15, 2002No. 01-2679PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
The principal issue in this case is whether the plaintiff forfeited his objection to an error that might but need not have resulted in a shorter sentence. On appeal, the defendant, Norman Gallant, objects to the denial of an additional one-level downward adjustment for acceptance of responsibility under § 3El.l(b) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines, after the district court had granted a two-level downward adjustment. The government concedes that the court erred, but nonetheless argues that there should be no relief because the issue was not preserved. Forfeited…
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