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U.S. v. HERCULES

No. 18-1965.

947 F.3d 3 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Brent HERCULES, a/k/a Herc, a/k/a B, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

January 9, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela G. Lehman , Somerville, MA, for appellant.

Benjamin M. Block , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Halsey B. Frank , United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before Lynch, Selya, and Barron, Circuit Judges.

This appeal presents a question of first impression in this circuit: is a defendant's potential future deportation a factor that a sentencing court may consider under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)? Although we answer this question in the affirmative, we conclude that the court below acted well within the encincture of its discretion...

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