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· 10/18/1988

United States v. Luis Fernando Correa-Vargas

Citations

  • 860 F.2d 35
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 14398
  • 1988 WL 110122

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that the Commission has the power to prevent in the future the particular departure approved in that case
  • in some circumstances, judges can “ameliorate to some extent the skewing occasioned by plea bargaining”
  • “Only by allowing the district courts sensible flexibility can we promote the equally important purposes of just punishment, respect for the law and adequate deterrence set forth in the Sentencing Reform Act.”
  • permitting departure to ameliorate disparity caused by initial charging decision
  • available on Westlaw, 1988 WL 113811

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Judges: Feinberg, Cardamone, Pratt

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