U.S. appeals court: sentence.

• Position: Juveniles - Brief Article

U.S. v. Cuello, 357 F.3d 162 (2nd Cir. 2004). A defendant convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm challenged his sentence. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the defendant's youthful offender adjudication under state law counted as a prior adult conviction in determining the base offense level under the...