Court Opinion

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USCA1 Opinion

	

                                [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]

                            UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
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        No. 97-1420

                                    UNITED STATES,

                                      Appellee,

                                          v.

                                  JULIAN G. BENOIT,

                                Defendant, Appellant.

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                     APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

                          FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

                   [Hon. Nathaniel M. Gorton, U.S. District Judge]
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                                        Before

                               Boudin, Stahl and Lynch,
                                   Circuit Judges.
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            Martin D. Boudreau on brief for appellant.
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            Donald K.  Stern, United  States Attorney,  and Donald L.  Cabell,
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        Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

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                                  Jaanuary 22, 1998
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                 Per Curiam.    Upon careful  review  of the  briefs  and
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            record,  we conclude  that  we do  not  have jurisdiction  to

            review the district  court's denial of a  downward departure.

            As we  read the  district court's  comments, and  contrary to

            defendant's reading, the district court assumed its authority

            to depart, arguendo, and  expressly exercised its  discretion
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            not to  depart based on the specific facts  of this case.  No

            mistake of law is evident from those comments.

                 Affirmed.  See 1st Cir. Loc. R. 27.1.
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