U.S. v. EKASALA

No. 09-1075.

596 F.3d 74 (2010)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Daniel EKASALA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 1, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Ullmann, Alexa H. O'Keefe, and Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP on brief for appellant.

Jennifer Hay Zacks, Assistant United States Attorney, and Carmen M. Ortiz, United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

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


PER CURIAM.

This is a direct appeal from the defendant's 42-month, below-guidelines sentence for possessing and distributing oxycodone. He raises two issues on appeal. First, he argues that the marijuana equivalent for oxycodone is irrationally high. Second, he argues that the district court abused its discretion in declining to impose a lighter sentence for that and other reasons. For the reasons discussed below, we find neither argument persuasive and therefore...

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