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· 9/15/2000

United States v. Derek Pedragh, Also Known as Derrick Pedraja, Also Known as Derik Pedraja, Also Known as Derek Pedraja

Citations

  • 225 F.3d 240
  • 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 23362

How courts have described this case

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

  • “[S]ince the commentary is part and parcel of the Sentencing Guidelines Manual . . . the 6 two are to be read together.”
  • “[W]e construe the guideline and its commentary together and seek to harmonize them.”
  • “[Cjommen-tary is ‘binding authority,’ unless it is inconsistent with the underlying guideline.”
  • “[W]e construe the guideline and its commentary together and seek to harmonize them.”
  • “[W]e construe [a] guideline and its commentary together and seek to harmonize them.”
  • “[S]ince the commentary is part and parcel of the Sentencing Guidelines Manual and … is written by the same body that is charged with drafting the guidelines, the two are to be read together.”

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Judges: Calabresi, Parker, Straub

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