Commonwealth v. Patterson, T.

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• remanding because the district court erred in ruling that it lacked discretion to grant a § 5K2.13 departure
• treating refusal to depart as based on lack of discretion when record could conceivably support such an inference
• “The goal of the guideline is, lenity toward defendants whose ability to make reasoned decisions is impaired.”
• \We have defined `non-violent' as the converse of a `crime of violence' under U.S.S.G. S 4B1.2(1)(I)\
• \We have defined `non-violent' as the converse of a `crime of violence' under U.S.S.G. S 4B1.2(1)(I)\
• departure amply supported by defendant’s Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, which resulted in nightmares, combat flashbacks, intrusive thoughts and images, anxiety, depression, rage, explosiveness, marked paranoia and extensive hospitalization

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