1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 415 F.3d
  5. 415 F.3d 174 (2005)
 

U.S. v. FONTES

No. 04-2237.

415 F.3d 174 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Peter Gomes FONTES, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 20, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy G. Watkins, Federal Defender Office, for appellant.

Nancy Rue, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, and Rachel E. Hershfang, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LYNCH and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Peter Gomes Fontes ("Fontes") challenges his sentence for drug trafficking crimes on the ground that the district court's finding that the government engaged in sentencing factor manipulation entitles him to a sentence below the statutory mandatory minimum. Specifically, Fontes assails the district court's ultimate conclusion that his predisposition to commit the crimes for which he was convicted prevented the government's...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases