Public Administrator of New York v. Gibson & Cushman of New York, Inc.

How later courts describe this case

• upholding consecutive sentences where district court found that defendant was a dangerous recidivist who should receive the maximum penalty of the law
• “Baring any ex post facto concerns, a district court must consider only the guidelines and policy statements that are in effect on the date the defendant is sentenced, not on the date the crime was committed.”
• finding evidence that an informant had stolen $18,000 from the government to be cumulative because defendants had impeached the witness at trial by pointing out that he had an expectation of financial gain for testifying, and that he had attempted to withhold $15,000 in the ease
• requiring suspect to be shaved prior to appearing in lineup