Legal Opinion
United States v. Richardson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 20, 2008No. Docket 05-7005-crPublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MINER, Circuit Judge:
Appellant United States of America (the “Government”) appeals from a judgment of conviction and sentence for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base entered in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Hurd, /.) against defendant-appellee Carol Dominguez (“Dominguez”) insofar as the sentence of 464 days reflects a departure of approximately 93% from the statutory minimum sentence of 240 months. The District Court determined that the Government’s motion for a downward departure based on Dominguez’ assistance to the Government enabled…
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