Legal Opinion
United States v. William T.C. Gaskill
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 16, 1993No. 92-5588PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Defendant was sentenced to a period of incarceration despite evidence that he was solely responsible for the care of his mentally ill wife. The district court read a Guidelines policy statement as prohibiting consideration of family ties and denied downward departure. We conclude that, in the unusual circumstances presented here, the district court had discretion to depart and, accordingly, we will remand for resen-tencing.
Defendant pleaded guilty to one count of an indictment charging him with fraudulent use of social security numbers to obtain things…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. Cynthia JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Irma Pena, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Arthur LiebermanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by66 opinions
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- United States v. William P. Reilly, United States of America v. John Patrick DowdCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- United States v. HaversatCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
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