Legal Opinion
United States v. Harrington
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 18, 1992No. Crim. 89-138-01-LFOPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
On June 29, 1989, defendant Kelvin Harrington was convicted on three counts for illegal distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base. Although the guideline range applicable to defendant was 97 to 121 months, at sentencing the Court departed downward to require defendant to serve the statutory minimum term of 5 years, based on defendant’s significant pretrial efforts at drug rehabilitation. The Court concluded that drug rehabilitation was an additional mitigating factor “of a kind ... not adequately taken into consideration by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. David Sklar, United States of America v. David SklarCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Beverly MaierCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Kelvin HarringtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Henry Jerome HicksCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- United States v. RodriguezDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
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