In the Interest of E.W., Jr., S.W., A.W., M.W., and A.W., Children v. the State of Texas

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• explaining that such a motion enables the court to impose a sentence below the mandatory minimum
• noting that the statutory safety-valve provision \permits the district court to disregard a statutory mandatory minimum sentence and instead impose a sentence within the advisory sentencing guidelines range\
• “Relevant conduct for sentencing purposes, therefore, comprises more, often much more, than the offense of conviction itself, and may include uncharged . . . conduct.” (quotation omitted)
• “Relevant conduct for sentencing purposes . . . comprises more, often much more, than the offense of conviction itself, and may include uncharged and even acquitted conduct.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• applying 18 U.S.C. § 3553 (f)

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