United States v. Juan Castillo

How courts have described this case

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• holding that district courts should not treat the Guidelines crack-powder ratio as mandatory
• holding that district courts may not “impose a different ratio as a policy matter”
• holding that in 14 context of “safety valve” statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f
• holding that in 14 context of “safety valve” statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f
• holding that district courts should not treat the Guidelines crack-powder ratio as mandatory
• “[NJothing in Booker suggests that it is the task of district court judges to pronounce broad policy choices rather than specific sentences based on the specific facts of a case.”

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