Legal Opinion

United States v. Anthony Decologero

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided June 19, 1987No. 86-2115PublishedCited by 99 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Following a jury trial in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Anthony DeCologero and Antonio Mazza were convicted of conspiring to possess cocaine with intent to distribute the drug. See 21 U.S.C. § 846. Each was sentenced to a twelve year prison term. Their appeals proved fruitless. United States v. Mazza, 792 F.2d 1210 (1st Cir.1986).

DeCologero then filed a timely motion to reduce his sentence under Fed.R.Crim.P. 35(b). 1 In the motion, defendant maintained (i) that the sentence was onerous in light of his “severe, chronic, disabling, and…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Carlson v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Dorszynski v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. United States v. Herbert A. EllenbogenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by99 opinions

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  5. United States v. Metropolitan District Commission, Conservation Law Foundation of New England, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988

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