· 8/22/2012
United States v. Francisco Castillo
Citations
- 695 F.3d 672
- 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 17746
- 2012 WL 3590860
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating a departure “far above the top” of the Guidelines range requires more justifi- cation than an incremental departure
- noting the purpose of requiring more compelling justifications for more substantial departures is to “enable the court of appeals to assess the reasonableness of the sentence imposed”
- stating a departure “far above the top” of the Guidelines range requires more justifi- cation than an incremental departure
- noting the purpose of requiring more compelling justifications for more substantial departures is to “enable the court of appeals to assess the reasonableness of the sentence imposed”
- outlining these two methods to assess propri- ety of any degree of deviation
- outlining these two methods to assess propri- ety of any degree of deviation
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Judges: Posner, Manion, Tinder
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