ANTONELLI

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By (19 total)

• United States v. Gjon N. Nivica, 887 F.2d 1110 (1st Cir. 1989)
  …be reversed only for abuse of discretion. See United States v. Bibby, 752 F. 2d 1116, 1125 (6th Cir.1985), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1010, 106 S.Ct. 1183, 89 L.Ed.2d 300 (1986); United States v. Merrill, 746 F. 2d 458, 465 (9th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 1165, 105 S.Ct. 926, 83 L.Ed.2d 938 (1985); Thor [*1118] v. United States, 574 F. 2d 215, 220 (5th Cir.1978). Given the case-specific nature of criminal trials, the district court must be afforded great latitude in weighing factors such as timeliness,…
• United States v. DeCOLOGERO, 821 F.2d 39 (1st Cir. 1987)
  …e have described a Rule 35(b) motion for reduction of sentence as being “essentially a plea for leniency ... addressed to the sound discretion of the district court.” United States v. Ames, 743 F. 2d 46, 48 (1st Cir.1984) (per curiam), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 1165, 105 S.Ct. 927, 83 L.Ed.2d 938 (1985). The chief function of such an initiative is “to allow the district court to decide if, on further reflection, the sentence seems unduly harsh.” Id. See also United States v. Colvin, 644 F. 2d 703, 705 (8th Cir.…
• United States v. Wiegand, 812 F.2d 1239 (9th Cir. 1987)
  …tion of whether the pictures fall within the statutory definition is a question of fact as to which we must uphold the district court’s findings unless clearly erroneous. Cf. United States v. Merrill, 746 F. 2d 458, 463 (9th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 1165, 105 S.Ct. 926, 83 L.Ed.2d 938 (1985). The definition of “lascivious” is a matter of law which we review de novo. Necessarily in deciding whether the district court erred as to the facts, we must view the pictures ourselves and must interpret the st…