Legal Opinion
United States v. Renford George Smith
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 8, 1994No. 93-3013PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
Dissenting Opinion filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
This ease poses the question whether a sentencing court may depart below the range indicated by the Sentencing Guidelines where the defendant, solely because he is a deporta-ble alien, faces the prospect of objectively more severe prison conditions than he would otherwise. We hold such departures permissible.
Renford George Smith, a Jamaican citizen, entered the United States illegally in 1991. The following year he was arrested and charged with unlawful…
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