U.S. v. CAPAROTTA

No. 11-1713.

676 F.3d 213 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Brandon CAPAROTTA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 5, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tina Schneider , by Appointment of the Court, for appellant.

Renée M. Bunker , Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Thomas E. Delahanty II , United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SOUTER, Associate Justice, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.


STAHL, Circuit Judge.

After pleading guilty to stealing firearms and possessing stolen firearms, defendant Brandon Caparotta received a sentence of fifty-four months' imprisonment. That sentence was based, in part, on the district court's finding that Caparotta qualified as a "prohibited person" who, because of his history of substance abuse, was barred from possessing firearms. Caparotta raises two arguments on appeal, both stemming from an interview with the Pretrial...

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