Legal Opinion
United States v. Muhammad Askari
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 5, 1998No. 95-1662PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT SUR PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF EN BANC OPINION
BECKER, Chief Judge.
This opinion is prompted by an unusual concatenation of circumstances: (1) the United States Sentencing Commission adopted an amendment to the Sentencing Guidelines rendering more flexible the circumstances under which a sentencing court can make a downward departure when a defendant convicted of certain kinds of offenses has been shown to possess significantly reduced mental capacity at the time of the offense; (2) this court, sitting en banc, filed an opinion one day after adoption of the Guideline…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. Carolyn Kay PoffCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Peter Michael MaddalenaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Miguel N. BorrayoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. McClellan ChatmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Rosen, Michael. Appeal of Michael G. RosenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. Bahman Mansoori, Mark Cox, Mohammad Mansoori, Kenneth Choice, and Terry YoungCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- United States v. Mary Regina Elizabeth GorsuchCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- United States v. Andre E. RiggsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
- United States v. LesterDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
- United States v. Abdullah MuhammadCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
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