United States v. Sanchez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In these consolidated appeals, two participants in a mindless carjacking and double homicide strive to convince us that the district court sentenced them more onerously than the law permits. After a painstaking review of the record, we find that the sentencing court committed no reversible error. Consequently, we leave the appellants’ sentences intact.
I. TRAVEL OF THE CASE
Because the disputed sentences were imposed following admissions of guilt, we glean the material facts from the change-of-plea colloquies, the presentence investigation reports (PSI Reports), and the…
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