United States v. Ahlers

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• finding that the use of the word \such\ in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e) \plainly refers back to\ the entire antecedent phrase and thus \retains . . . a reference point\ that is \specific[ and] carefully circumscribed\
• finding the use of \such\ to \plainly refer[] back to\ the entire antecedent phrase
• “[O]nce the govern- ment moves for a sentence below the statutory minimum pursuant to section 3553(e
• Congress enacted safety valve to mitigate harsh effects of mandatory minimum sentences on certain first-time offenders who played relatively minor roles in drug trafficking schemes
• “Significantly, that textual sentence limits the authority to depart to the extent necessary ‘so as to reflect a defendant’s substantial assistance----’ ”
• “The sharp divergence between these regimes leads inexorably to the conclusion that Congress had different plans in mind for the operation and effect of the two provisions.”

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