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U. S. v. Rafael

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Nov 21, 2005
155 F. App'x 6 (1st Cir. 2005)

Opinion

No. 05-1447.

November 21, 2005.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS, [Hon. Judith G. Dein, U.S. Magistrate Judge].

John A. Markey, Jr., and Moses Smith and Markey, LLC, on brief for appellant.

Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, and Peter G. Myer, Trial Attorney, on brief for appellee.

Before Lipez, Circuit Judge, Coffin, Senior Circuit Judge, and Carter, Senior District Judge.

Of the District of Maine, sitting by designation.


After careful review of the record and consideration of the relevant legal principles, we have concluded that we are in agreement with the magistrate judge's thoughtful and thorough assessment of the facts and law. See United States v. Rafael, 349 F. Supp.2d 84 (D. Mass. 2004). "[W]hen a trial court accurately sizes up a case, applies the law faultlessly to the discerned facts, decides the matter, and articulates a convincing rationale for the decision, there is no need for a reviewing court to wax longiloquent." Vargas-Ruiz v. Golden Arch Dev., Inc., 368 F.3d 1, 2 (1st Cir. 2004); see also Connolly v. H.D. Goodall Hosp., Inc., No. 05-1392, 2005 WL 2840653, at *1 (1st Cir. Oct. 31, 2005). We therefore affirm without further discussion.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

U. S. v. Rafael

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Nov 21, 2005
155 F. App'x 6 (1st Cir. 2005)
Case details for

U. S. v. Rafael

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. CARLOS RAFAEL…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit

Date published: Nov 21, 2005

Citations

155 F. App'x 6 (1st Cir. 2005)