· 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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