Legal Opinion
United States v. Amanda Williams
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 29, 2007No. 06-2532PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
The Sentencing Reform Act provides that a district court has “limited authority to impose a sentence below a statutory minimum,” upon motion of the government, “so as to reflect a defendant’s substantial assistance in the investigation or prosecution of another person who has committed an offense.” 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e). This case presents the question whether a district court, after reducing a sentence based on substantial assistance pursuant to § 3553(e), may reduce the sentence further based on factors, other than assistance, set forth in 18. U.S.C. § 3553(a). We'…
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