WEST v. U.S.

No. 09-2132.

631 F.3d 563 (2011)

Matthew D. WEST, Petitioner, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Heard October 5, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Slattery , with whom Ronald A. Wysocki Attorney At Law, Inc. was on brief, for appellant.

Cynthia A. Young , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Carmen M. Ortiz , United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, and WOODCOCK, District Judge.


WOODCOCK, District Judge.

Defendant-appellant Matthew West appeals from his conviction of two counts of intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine and his subsequent sentence as a career criminal to 180 months incarceration followed by 10 years of supervised release. West's appeal is based upon claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, abuse of discretion in continuing the sentencing hearing, sentencing factor manipulation, and an unreasonable sentence. We...

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