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· 10/6/1975

Falk v. Carter

Citations

  • 423 U.S. 855
  • 96 S. Ct. 103

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that absent prosecutorial misconduct a district court may not depart downward based on disparity between co-defendant sentences
  • holding that absent prosecutorial misconduct a district court may not depart downward based on disparity between codefendant sentences
  • absent proof of actual prosecutorial misconduct, no downward departure based on disparity of sentences among co-defendants
  • absent proof of actual pro- secutorial misconduct, no downward departure based on disparity of sentences among co-defendants

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