UNITED STATES v. THORNLEY

No. 83-1473.

733 F.2d 970 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ronald THORNLEY, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 2, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Egbert, Boston, Mass., by appointment of the Court, with whom Harry C. Mezer, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for defendant-appellant.

Robert D. Krause, Asst. U.S. Atty., Providence, R.I., with whom Lincoln C. Almond, U.S. Atty., Providence, R.I., was on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, BOWNES and BREYER, Circuit Judges.


BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

THE PREVIOUS PORTIONS OF THIS OPINION WERE RELEASED IN UNPUBLISHED FORM1

Sentencing

Finally, defendant contests the sentence imposed by the district court under the dangerous special offender statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3575. Under this statute, which apparently has not been used before in this circuit, a defendant convicted of a felony is subject to an enhanced sentence if found to be a...

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