Legal Opinion
United States v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 20, 2015No. 13-2358PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Following a failed motion to suppress, defendant-appellant Byron Jones pleaded guilty to an array of drug-trafficking charges. The defendant now challenges both his conviction and his 135-month sentence. His appeal requires us, inter alia, to construe and apply for the first time a sentencing enhancement for maintaining a premises for the purpose of manufacturing or distributing drugs. See USSG § 2Dl.l(b)(12). After careful consideration of all the issues against the backdrop of a scumbled record, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
We briefly rehearse the genesis and travel of the…
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