Legal Opinion

United States v. Oliveira

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided October 24, 2018No. 17-2102PPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Brockton, Massachusetts police arrested Caetano Oliveira in August 2016 while executing a search warrant on an apartment in which drugs, drug paraphernalia, guns, and ammunition were found. Following a federal indictment, Oliveira pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a handgun, a pistol, and twenty rounds of ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). His prior state convictions included drug distribution and assault with a dangerous weapon ("ADW").

Oliveira requested a sentence of forty-eight months. The government recommended 100 months, a sentence at…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  4. United States v. PanetoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
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