United States v. Cyr

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

This sentencing appeal requires us to address, in part, the interaction between the “related sentence” and “relevant conduct” provisions in the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“Guidelines”), both of which may limit the impact of a defendant’s prior criminal record on the calcula tion of his criminal history category for an instant offense.

I

On December 7, 2000, a federal grand jury returned a 27-count superseding indictment charging Robert Cyr and numerous other co-defendants with conspiracy to possess heroin with intent to distribute. Although the indictment included…