Legal Opinion
United States v. Isabel Dominguez
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 16, 2002No. 01-1855PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
I
The sole issue in this appeal is whether the District Court erred by concluding that it lacked discretion to grant Isabel Dominguez a downward departure from the Sentencing Guidelines based upon her family circumstances. Because a District Court has the discretion to grant a downward departure when the family circumstances lie outside the parameters of what is ordinary, when that departure would not conflict with the purposes underlying sentencing, we will vacate the sentence and remand the matter to the District Court for re-sentencing.
II
Isabel…
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