United States v. Boykin

Defendant appealed his 98 month sentence after pleading guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and two counts of distribution of a controlled substance. The court concluded that the district court did not abuse its discretion by giving more weight to defendant's criminal history than to the drug quantity in his charge; the district court did not give significant weight to an improper factor and the court rejected defendant's contention that it improperly weighed the unsubstantiated assertion that he got a "rush" from selling drugs; and the district court did not abuse its discretion in its final determination of defendant's sentence where the sentence was necessary to achieve the statutory aims of federal criminal punishment, which include deterrence. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment. View "United States v. Boykin" on Justia Law