Legal Opinion
United States v. Beatty
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 12, 2008No. 06-2481PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
538 F.3d 8 (2008)
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,
v.
Leo BEATTY, Defendant, Appellant.
No. 06-2481.
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
Heard February 7, 2008.
Decided August 12, 2008.
Lisa M. Asiaf, Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.
Bruce Green, for appellant.
Before TORRUELLA, WALLACE,[*] and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
In light of a congressional amendment to the sentencing guidelines in 2003, this case requires us to consider for the first time the scope of the government's discretion in deciding…
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