First Circuit· 8/18/1997

United States v. Dethlefs

Citations

123 F.3d 39
1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 21749
1997 WL 458983

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holding that the fact of a straight guilty plea, without more, is categorically excluded, by implication, as a basis for a downward departure
holding that “multiple defendants participating in the entry of guilty pleas, without quite a bit more, cannot constitute the meaningful atypicality that is required to warrant a departure”
stating that considering an unconditional guilty plea as a factor supporting departure “would intrude upon the Commission’s prerogatives and undercut the sentencing guidelines”
stating that considering an unconditional guilty plea as a factor supporting departure \would intrude upon the Commission's prerogatives and undercut the sentencing guidelines\
upholding the one-level adjustment for timely notification, but vacating the sentences because of unwarranted downward departures

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Judges: Selya, Cyr, Boudin

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