U.S. v. BANNISTER

No. 90-1633.

924 F.2d 21 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James BANNISTER, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 25, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. James Burke, by Appointment of the Court, with whom Bell & Burke, P.A., Lewiston, Me., was on brief, for defendant, appellant.

F. Mark Terison, Portland, Me., Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Richard S. Cohen, U.S. Atty., Augusta, Me., and Margaret D. McGaughey, Asst. U.S. Atty., Portland, Me., was on brief, for U.S.

Before CAMPBELL, and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges, and BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.


LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant James Bannister appeals from the sentence imposed by the district court. He contends that his right to due process was violated when the court denied his request for a downward departure pursuant to § 5K1.1 of the Sentencing Guidelines.1 See Sentencing Reform Act, as amended, 18 U.S.C. § 3551 et seq; 28 U.S.C. §§ 991-998. As we find no violation of Bannister...

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