Legal Opinion
United States v. Osama Moustaffa Soliman and Feisa El Sayed Elbroul
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 13, 1989No. 219, 330, Dockets 89-1162, 89-1234PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
Promulgated in 1984 under the congressional mandate to create uniformity in sentencing, the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“Guidelines”) have imposed a detailed apparatus upon the discretion of the trial judge in sentencing a defendant. Although the Guidelines have survived a barrage of constitutional challenges and have undergone numerous amendments, they continue to require interpretation and oversight.
On appeal we must delineate the scope of appellate review of sentences under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (as amended), 18 U.S.C. § 8551 et seq.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Mancusi v. StubbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Leslie Fleishman, United States of America v. Peter Combs, United States of America v. Stephen GreenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. ColonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Robert HuertaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by45 opinions
- United States v. Joseph Pitre Edwyn Pitre Angel M. Otero Richard PitreCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Joe Luis SaucedoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Philip PrescottCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Michael Carl VismanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Salvador EchevarriaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
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