Legal Opinion

United States v. Sanchez

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 7, 2004No. 02-2504, 02-2566PublishedCited by 40 opinions

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…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  3. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Custis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  5. State v. DaySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2007

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