United States v. Ringis

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR DOWNWARD DEPARTURE

BENNETT, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.INTRODUCTION. OO

A. Procedural Background. CO

B. Factual Background. O

1. U.S.S.G. § 1B1.8 and its application in the federal districts O

2. Situation of the individual defendants. M

a. Joseph John Johnson. tO

b. John Joseph Ringis. CO

c. Juan Carlos Valdivia-Cardona. ^

d. John Herman Buckendahl. Ol

II. LEGAL ANALYSIS .

A. Departure From The Sentencing Guidelines.

1. Discretion.

2. Authority v. discretion.

3. Analytical process .

B. Authority To Depart...

1. A feature that potentially…