Legal Opinion
United States v. Abel A. Mariano, Jr., United States of America v. Barry Butterworth
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 2, 1993No. 92-1491, 92-1630PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
These consolidated appeals challenge determinations made by the district court under the federal sentencing guidelines. Concluding, as we do, that the court misconstrued its authority to depart from a predetermined sentencing range in consequence of a defendant’s substantial assistance, U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 (Nov.1991), we remand for resentencing.
I. BACKGROUND
The instant appeals find their genesis in the polluted political purlieus of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. See, e.g., United States v. Sarault, 975 F.2d 17 (1st Cir.1992) (affirming racketeering sentence with respect to…
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