Legal Opinion
United States v. Christopher Lee Boot
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 7, 1994No. 93-2317PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
After the district court reduced its original sentence in response to a recent amendment to the Sentencing Guidelines, see United States Sentencing Commission, Guidelines Manual § 2D1.1 (Nov. 1993), defendant Christopher Lee Boot brought the present appeal challenging the court’s concurrent refusal to reduce his prison term below the minimum mandated by statute. Finding no error, we affirm.
I
BACKGROUND
Appellant Boot pled guilty to distributing 11.6 grams of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) within 1000 feet of a school. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); § 860(a) (1993). For purposes…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. NealDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · 1994
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- United States v. Robert James StonekingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Meirl Gilbert NealCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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