Court Opinion

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USCA1 Opinion

	

          June 5, 1996
                                [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]

                            UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT

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        No. 95-2340

                                    UNITED STATES,

                                      Appellee,

                                          v.

                                    JOSEPH HEARN,

                                Defendant, Appellant.

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                     APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

                          FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

                   [Hon. Steven J. McAuliffe, U.S. District Judge]
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                                        Before

                                Torruella, Chief Judge,
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                          Boudin and Lynch, Circuit Judges.
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            Jonathan R.  Saxe and  Twomey &  Sisti  Law Offices  on brief  for
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        appellant.
            Paul  M.  Gagnon,  United  States  Attorney,  and  Jean  B.  Weld,
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        Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

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                      Per  Curiam.      Defendant  pled  guilty  and  was
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            sentenced to  a 188-month term of  imprisonment for violation

            of 21 U.S.C.    841(a)(1), 846.  On appeal he argues that the

            court erred  in rejecting his argument  of "sentencing factor

            manipulation" and refusing to exclude from the calculation of

            his sentence certain quantities of  "crack" cocaine.  After a

            careful review of the parties' briefs, the hearing transcript

            and other parts of  the record, we  find no "clear error"  in

            the district court's  determination that defendant failed  to

            sustain  his   burden  of  proving  entitlement   to  such  a

            reduction.  There was  no proof of extraordinary governmental

            misconduct.  See United States v.  Montoya, 62 F.3d 1, 4 (1st
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            Cir. 1995).

                      As no substantial question is presented for appeal,

            the judgment below is affirmed.  See Loc. R. 27.1.
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