Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Devon LIPMAN, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 8, 1998No. 97-50006PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
Michael Devon Lipman (“Lipman”) appeals his twenty-one month sentence imposed pursuant to Sentencing Guideline (U.S.S.G.) § 2L1.2 for illegal reentry after deportation for a felony conviction. Lipman contends that the district court failed to recognize its authority to depart from the Sentencing Guidelines on the basis of Lipman’s “cultural assimilation” into American society and that the court erred in denying him a downward departure ,on that basis. We hold that “cultural assimilation” is a permissible ground for departure under the Sentencing Guidelines, that the…
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