United States v. Grandmaison

BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

On February 8, 1995, pursuant to a plea agreement with the government, defendant-appellant Philip Joseph Grandmaison (“Grandmaison”) pled guilty to a one count information charging him with utilizing the mail system to defraud Nashua, New Hampshire, citizens of their right to the honest services of their public officials, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1346. Grandmaison now appeals the eighteen-month sentence of imprisonment he received, contending that the district court failed to depart downward from the minimum prison term mandated by the Sentencing…