United States v. Bing Wong, Also Known as Randy Shaw, Also Known as James Benson, Also Known as Mark Johnson Peter L. Moore and William Andre Mitchell

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

In this case the Government appeals the sentences imposed on three defendants following guilty pleas for drug-related crimes. We reverse the sentences imposed by the District Court and remand the case for resentencing. The reasons given by the District Court for departing below the Guidelines — for example, that the cost of imprisonment for long periods of time is too high — are insufficient in law.

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Bing Wong, Peter L. Moore, and William A. Mitchell were named with six other codefendants in a ten-count indictment returned on April 11, 1995, charging them with…