United States v. Miranda-Diaz, No. 18-1761 (1st Cir. 2019)
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The First Circuit affirmed the sentence imposed in connection with Defendant's conviction of one count of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, holding that the sentence was both procedurally and substantively reasonable.
At issue was whether the sentencing court erred in its consideration of both the conduct underlying a dismissed charge and a prior controlled substance conviction. The First Circuit affirmed, holding (1) the district court did not commit plain error in its recitation of procedural facts furnished by Defendant and set forth in the presentence investigation report, notwithstanding that those facts related to a dismissed charge; (2) the district court did not commit procedural error by considering Defendant's prior conviction for possession of a controlled substance in the third degree; and (3) Defendant's thirty-six-month was not substantively unreasonable.
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