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· 7/23/1993

United States v. Jorge Restrepo

Citations

  • 999 F.2d 640
  • 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 18954
  • 1993 WL 274416

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  • concluding that status as a deportable alien is not an appropriate ground for downward departure
  • acknowledging that some defendants will seek and desire deportation
  • “[W]e have seen no indication that Congress ... or the Sentencing Commission ... considered the interplay between deportability and sentencing provisions”
  • deportable alien status not a proper basis for departing downward
  • describing Bureau of Prisons regulations regarding confinement of aliens

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Judges: Timbers, Kearse, Pratt

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