Legal Opinion
United States v. Christopher J. Romolo
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 28, 1991No. 90-2187PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Christopher Romolo was sentenced to seventy-eight months in prison for his role in a cocaine conspiracy. This sentence, calculated pursuant to the federal sentencing guidelines, was at the bottom end of the applicable guideline sentencing range. Neither the calculation nor the appropriateness of the sentencing range is disputed on appeal. Rather, the appellant argues to us, as he did below, that the sentencing court had the authority to depart sua sponte under U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1, on the basis of the appellant’s substantial assistance to the authorities,…
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