U.S. v. Silveira, No. Crim. No. 01-10385-NG (D.Mass.) (297 F.Supp.2d 349) (November 19, 2003) (Judge Nancy Gertner)
With her typical thoroughness and perspicacity, Judge Gertner explained why she first imposed a sentencing enhancement for obstruction of justice pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 based on the defendant’s perjury at trial, and then offset that enhancement by concluding that the nature of the perjury at issue was outside the …
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