Legal Opinion
United States v. Terryl L. Williams
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 15, 1989No. 89-1689PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This case can be viewed as the third component of a sentencing trilogy. In United States v. Diaz-Villafane, 874 F.2d 43, 49-52 (1st Cir.1989), we erected the framework for appellate review of departures from the guidelines promulgated pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, as amended, 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 3551-3586 (West 1985 & Supp.1988); 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 991-998 (West Supp.1988). There, we approved an upward departure as being consonant with the method of the guidelines: the sentence enhancement derived from “aggravating ... circumstance[s] of a kind, or to a degree,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. Wilfredo Diaz-VillafaneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Robert Donald RussellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Jorge Armando Aguilar-PenaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Dimitrise Uca, Appellant/no. 88-1607. United States of America v. Brahim Hodzic, Appellant/no. 88-1614Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Robert James TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by79 opinions
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