Legal Opinion
United States v. Morrisette
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 16, 2005No. 04-2387PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.
Gerald Morrisette appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered against him by the district court, for distributing cocaine base, see 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B)(iii). He contends that (i) the guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary, (ii) the government failed to prove that he possessed in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base as charged in the indictment; (iii) the court erred in determining that he did not qualify for the “safety-valve” sentence reduction permitted under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f), and (iv) he is entitled to a Booker remand so as to…
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