Legal Opinion
United States v. Floyd
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 27, 2007No. 06-1513PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FUENTES, Circuit Judge.
In this sentencing appeal, the District Court granted a downward departure on account of Bennae Floyd’s substantial assistance to the government, but sentenced her within the originally calculated Guidelines range. In doing so, the Court departed from a previously imposed sentence that we vacated in a prior appeal. For the reasons that follow, we will again vacate and remand for resentencing.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
In 2004, Floyd was indicted on various counts arising from a conspiracy to distribute at least 50 grams of crack cocaine and…
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