1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 433 F.3d
  5. 433 F.3d 53 (2006)
 

U.S. v. PHO

Nos. 05-2455, 05-2461.

433 F.3d 53 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Sambath PHO, Defendant, Appellee. United States of America, Appellant, v. Shawn Lewis, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 5, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald C. Lockhart, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Robert Clark Corrente, United States Attorney, Lee Vilker and Peter F. Neronha, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on brief, for appellant.

Edward C. Roy, Jr., Assistant Federal Public Defender, for appellee Pho.

Kevin J. Fitzgerald, Assistant Federal Public Defender, for appellee Lewis.

Before SELYA, LIPEZ and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In these consolidated appeals, we are called upon to answer a vexing question of first impression at the appellate level: May a federal district court, consistent with the teachings of United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), impose a sentence outside the advisory guideline sentencing range based solely on its categorical rejection of the guidelines' disparate treatment...

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