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· 12/27/1995

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rafael VALENCIA-ANDRADE, Defendant-Appellant

Citations

  • 72 F.3d 770
  • 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9866
  • 95 Daily Journal DAR 17153
  • 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 36639
  • 1995 WL 759004

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  • holding that a court calculating defendant’s criminal history points for purposes of safety valve eligibility must do so without considering departures
  • rule of lenity serves as aid for resolving ambiguity; it is not used to beget one

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Judges: Aldisert, Alarcon, Rymer

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