Legal Opinion
United States v. Alegria
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 1, 1999No. 98-1976PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us, inter alia, to explore the circumstances in which the government may be compelled to move for a downward departure under USSG § 5K1.1. We conclude that the district court did not err either in refusing to force the government to take such action or in any other material respect. Consequently, we affirm.
I
A federal grand jury indicted defendant-appellant José E. Alegría on sixteen counts of filing false statements with financial institutions, 18 U.S.C. § 1014, and bank fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1344. He entered into a plea agreement with the government…
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