United States v. Lloyd Ray Piche, United States of America v. Lloyd Ray Piche

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• holding that sentencing court may not downwardly depart from Sentencing Guidelines in order to eliminate disparate treatment between similarly situated co-conspirators, one of whom was sentenced pursuant to state law conviction
• noting district court has \considerable discretion in choosing the spe- cific wording of instructions\
• because it was “not clear” from defendant’s proffer or witness’s testimony that witness lied in earlier, unrelated matter, preclusion of cross-examination as to alleged falsehood did not represent constitutional violation
• “Because the evidence of character that [the defendant] attempts to admit is not an essential element of a charge, claim, or defense, however, proof of character is limited to reputation or opinion evidence in accord with Rule 405(a).”

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