Legal Opinion
United States v. Joaquin, William
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 2, 2003No. 01-3134PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Challenging his sentence for distributing crack cocaine, appellant argues, among other things, that the district court misconstrued the scope of its authority in denying his motion for a downward departure under U.S. Sentencing Guidelines section 4A1.3. Although we disagree, we vacate the sentence and remand because, contrary to section 4A1.3’s plain language, the district court based its decision in part on appellant’s “prior…
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