Legal Opinion
United States v. Cynthia Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 14, 1992No. 18-3230PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Chief Judge:
The United States Sentencing Guidelines do not require a judge to leave compassion and common sense at the door to the courtroom. The government asks us, on this appeal, to reverse a sentencing judge’s exercise of downward flexibility on behalf of an infant and three young children who depend entirely upon the defendant for their upbringing. Cynthia Johnson was convicted of conspiracy, bribery, and theft of public money, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 201(b)(2)(B) and 641 (1988), in a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York,…
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