Legal Opinion
United States v. Leandre, Yves
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 13, 1998No. 96-3166PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
On appeal from his sentence for distribution, and aiding and abetting the distribution, of cocaine base, appellant Yves Leandre principally contends that the district court erred by failing to reduce his sentence based upon his diminished mental capacity. Although the United States Sentencing Guidelines do not include an explicit reduction for “diminished mental capacity,” the policy statement contained in section 5K2.13 states that a court may reduce a sentence “to reflect the extent to which reduced mental capacity…
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