United States v. Kevin Decora, Also Known as Hoch Decora

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

In this criminal sentencing appeal, the government challenges the district court’s downward departure. Because the district court’s decision to depart downward was well within the discretion afforded it by the sentencing guidelines, we affirm.

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Kevin Decora was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and pled guilty. At sentencing, the district court departed downward from a guidelines range of 37-46 months and sentenced Decora to three years probation. At the time of the assault, Decora was a 22-year-old resident *677of Mission, South Dakota, a town on the Rosebud Sioux…