Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Galante
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 2, 1997No. 831, Docket 96-1464PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents a single issue for us to decide: whether a sentencing court abused its discretion when it departed downward from the Sentencing Guidelines on account of defendant’s family circumstances. Because the Supreme Court believes that in this area experience is the best teacher, it instructs that district courts, which have the most, are to be deferred to by appellate courts, which have much less.
Michael Galante (defendant or appellee) pled guilty on September 12, 1995 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York before Judge…
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