Legal Opinion
United States v. Dethlefs
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 18, 1997No. 96-2071 through 96-2075PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this case, the sentencing court granted a full three-level acceptance of responsibility discount to each of five defendants (Gary T. Dethlefs, David C. White, Peter C. Piccian-dra, Richard Record, and Thomas K. Stone) on the ground that their guilty pleas were opportune. See U.S.S.G. § BE1.1(b)(2) (1995). Then the court essayed general, global downward departures under U.S.S.G. § 5K2.0 (1995), reasoning that the defendants’ pleas substantially assisted the judicial system and the administration of justice by obviating the need for trial of a complex, potentially…
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