Legal Opinion
United States v. Florence
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 5, 1998No. 97-2194PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant James P. Florence strives to convince us that the district court erred when it ordered a federal sentence to be served consecutively to the undischarged portion of certain state sentences. We are not persuaded.
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Background
In October 1993, the appellant asked a cousin who lived in Kentucky to buy guns for him. The cousin complied. Florence then brought the firearms into Massachusetts. At the time the appellant purchased, possessed, and transported the weapons, he was a convicted felon (manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm).
On February 15,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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