Legal Opinion
United States v. Darrin Todd Haack
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 13, 2005No. 04-1594PublishedCited by 540 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Mr. Haack provided substantial assistance following his arrest on drug conspiracy and gun charges. Mr. Haack pled guilty, and the government moved for a downward departure under U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 and 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e), recommending a ten percent departure on the conspiracy charge. The district court granted a much greater departure. The government appeals the sole issue of whether the district court abused its discretion by departing to an unreasonable extent. We reverse and remand for resen-tencing.
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Mr. Haack participated in a multi-state marijuana trafficking…
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