Legal Opinion
United States v. Beverly Maier
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 23, 1992No. 1727, Docket 92-1143PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON 0. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal by the Government of a sentence that results from a downward departure under the Sentencing Guidelines poses a significant and recurring issue as to the bounds of a district court’s sentencing discretion in selecting an appropriate sentence for a drug addict endeavoring to end her addiction. The issue arises on the Government’s appeal from the February 21, 1992, judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Robert W. Sweet, Judge) sentencing defendant Beverly Maier to four years’ probation after her conviction of…
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