United States v. James Michael Brown

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• district court’s determination that it- lacks discretion to depart from the sentencing guidelines is reviewed de novo
• appellate review proper where record supports inference that court's refusal to depart rested on court's belief that it lacked authority to depart
• age at time of prior convictions and nature of those convictions are proper factors to consider in determining whether career offender status significantly over-represents seriousness of defendant’s criminal history

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