United States v. Ouellette, No. 19-2092 (1st Cir. 2021)
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The First Circuit affirmed Defendant's sentence imposed in connection with his plea of guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, holding that the sentence was reasonable.
After Defendant pleaded guilty, the district court sentenced Defendant to seventy-two months of incarceration. On appeal, Defendant challenged his sentence, arguing that the district court miscalculated his base offense level under the United States Sentencing Guidelines. The First Circuit affirmed, holding (1) it was in the district court's discretion to impose a sentence outside of the Guidelines range, and any alleged error in calculating Defendant's base offense level was harmless; and (2) Defendant's sentence was substantively reasonable.
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