Legal Opinion
United States v. Sven P. Truman
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 29, 2002No. 01-5072PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAWSON, District Judge.
In this case we are called upon to determine the extent of a sentencing judge’s discretion to depart from a prescribed Sentencing Guideline Range due to assistance offered by a defendant which did not result in the investigation or prosecution of another individual. The sentencing judge in this case held that U.S. Sentencing Guideline Manual (U.S.S.G.) § 5K1.1 applied in such a case and that, absent a motion from the government to depart, he lacked the discretion to do so. We hold that the grounds argued by the defendant as justification for departure fell…
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