Legal Opinion

United States v. Saenz

District Court, N.D. Iowa

Decided March 23, 2006No. CR03-4089-MWBPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING RESENTENCING

BENNETT, Chief Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. THE CONTEXT OF SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE DEPARTURES.1084

A. Sentencing In The Northern District Of Iowa.1084

1. The defendants.1084

2. The sentences.1084

B. Legal Standards For Substantial Assistance Departures.1087

1. Points of agreement .1088

2. The point of disagreement.1090

a. The legal flaw.1090

b. The factual flaw.1091

C. The Lessons From The Sentencing Report.1092

1. The range of “ordinary” substantial assistance departures.1092

2. The “reasonableness” of “starting in the middle”.1093

3. Reorientation of…

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