Legal Opinion
United States v. Occhiuto
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 4, 2015No. 13-2299PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRON, Circuit Judge.
Nicholas Occhiuto brings two challenges to his convictions for conspiracy to distribute heroin and distribution of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841. He contends that the government relied on testimony that violated the Confrontation Clause and that the District Court denied him constitutional due process in preventing him from calling a witness critical to his defense. Occhiuto also challenges his sentence on the grounds that the District Court clearly erred in' its factual determinations under the Sentencing Guidelines and imposed a term of imprisonment…
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