United States v. Kikumura, Yu

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE..1089 I.INTRODUCTION ...1089 II.THE SEARCH AND SEIZURE ISSUES...1093 III.THE SENTENCING ISSUES...1093 A. Background ...1093 1. Procedural History...1094 2. The Relevant Evidence.,.1097 3. The District Court’s Findings and Conclusions.

B. Guideline Departures — General Principles and the Applicable Standard of Proof OO O o

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2. Discussion.1098

C. Consideration of the Hearsay Statements of a Confidential Informant .. 1102

D. Validity of the District Court’s Factfinding.1104

E. Was an Offense-Related Departure Legally Permissible?.1104

F. Was the…