Legal Opinion
United States v. Rafael Ventura
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 2, 2003No. 01-2448PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this sentencing appeal, defendant-appellant Rafael Ventura seeks to convince us that the district court committed a myriad of errors. His asseverational array requires us to consider, among other things, questions of first impression in this circuit regarding the interpretation and operation of the career offender guideline. 1 After close scrutiny, we find the appellant’s arguments unpersuasive. Accordingly, we affirm the sentence imposed below.
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Background.
A federal grand jury indicted the appellant and six other persons — Puggi Vasquez, Becky Alvarado, William Diaz,…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- United States v. MorilloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Dennis HarotunianCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Claude Paul TardiffCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- United States v. Rodriguez-LozadaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
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