Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Neal Lauzon
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 16, 1991No. 90-1661PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
Michael Neal Lauzon appeals the sentence imposed upon him following his guilty plea to two counts of distributing LSD and one count of distributing psilocin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C). Lauzon received a 63-month sentence, the minimum sentence available within the guideline sentencing range. The main issue on appeal is whether the sentencing judge understood that he had authority to depart downward under U.S.S.G. § 5K2.13, which provides:
If the defendant committed a non-violent offense while suffering from significantly reduced mental…
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