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· 11/14/1989

United States v. James Hughes Cheape, John Wade Johnson, Karen Klinefelter. Appeal of Karen Klinefelter

Citations

  • 889 F.2d 477
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 17020
  • 1989 WL 135487

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  • noting that the jury found that the defendant’s “actions were wilful, and not the product of coercion or duress”
  • finding that district court erred in concluding that the jury's rejection of coercion defense precluded the court from finding coercion to be a mitigating fac- tor
  • vacating and remanding for resentencing because district court misapprehended its authority to depart under U.S.S.G. § 5K2.12
  • applying rule against superfluities to Sentencing Guidelines
  • applying rule against superfluities to Sentencing Guidelines

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Judges: Becker, Cowen, Seitz

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