U.S. v. DELGADO

No. 01-1196.

288 F.3d 49 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jose DELGADO, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 6, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Veronica J. White for appellant.

Kevin P. McGrath, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom James B. Farmer, United States Attorney, and Michael D. Ricciuti, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.


LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

This case requires us to decide whether the district court acted within its legal authority in relying upon a police report relating to a defendant's prior state conviction to conclude that he was a career offender and thus subject to an enhanced sentence under the federal sentencing guidelines. Concluding that the court exercised its sentencing authority properly, we affirm.

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