United States v. Valle-Colon, No. 18-1360 (1st Cir. 2021)
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The First Circuit affirmed Defendant's upwardly variant sentence imposed in connection with his conviction for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, holding that the sentence was neither procedurally nor substantively unreasonable.
Defendant entered a straight guilty plea to two counts of possession of drugs with intent to distribute and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. The district court imposed an aggregate incarcerate sentence of eighty-eight months. On appeal, Defendant argued, among other things, that the sentencing court erred in imposing an upwardly variant sentence without providing adequate justification. The First Circuit affirmed, holding (1) there was no procedural error; and (2) the sentence was substantively reasonable.
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