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· 4/8/1999

United States v. Debra Kay Tournier, Now Known as Debra Kay Laucamp

Citations

  • 171 F.3d 645
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 6303
  • 1999 WL 191187

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • rejecting government's argument that safety valve should be withheld from defendants who wait until the last minute
  • finding even last minute full cooperation comported with the requirements of the safety valve provision
  • all noting that prior untruths or last minute disclosures do not automatically disqualify a defendant from safety valve relief but become part of the mix of evidence in evaluating the truthfulness and completeness of the disclosure

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Judges: Beam, Loken, Bogue

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