U.S. v. JORDAN

No. 08-1432.

549 F.3d 57 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jason JORDAN, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Wrobleski, Jr., on brief, for appellant.

Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, and Renée M. Bunker, Assistant United States Attorney, on brief, for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SELYA and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This case requires us to consider the circumstances under which a defendant's commission of criminal acts while free on bail may justify the denial of an offense level reduction for acceptance of responsibility. Discerning no clear error in the district court's calibration of the sentencing balance, we affirm.

The facts are straightforward. On January 10, 2007, a federal grand jury indicted defendant-appellant Jason Jordan and others...

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