Legal Opinion
United States v. Brewster
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 3, 1997No. 97-1448PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this sentencing appeal, defendant-appellant Charles E. Brewster protests an upward departure that the district court premised in large measure on prior, uncharged criminal conduct — a history of persistent and vicious domestic violence — dissimilar to the offenses of conviction (being a felon in possession of a firearm and making false statements in connection with the procurement of firearms). We affirm the sentence.
I. HOW THE CHARGES AROSE
We distill the facts from the plea colloquy, the undisputed portions of the presentence investigation report (PSI Report), and the…
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