· 8/7/1989
United States v. Gwendolyn Fossett
Citations
- 881 F.2d 976
- 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 11443
- 1989 WL 88347
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- permitting an appeal on the ground that the district court erroneously believed it was not authorized to depart
- a claim that the district court did not believe it had the statutory authority to depart from the guideline range “presents a cognizable claim on appeal” under Section 3742(a)(1) or (2)
- “On the facts of this case, the district court could have ordered appellant to serve her sentences concurrently only if the court had followed the procedures for departing from the sentencing guidelines.”
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Judges: Tjoflat, Vance, Pittman
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