United States v. Merle Left Hand Bull

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• concluding § 876(c) — violated by defendant mailing a threatening letter to estranged wife—is a crime ,of violence
• concluding § 876(c) —violated by defendant mailing a threatening letter to estranged wife—is a crime of violence
• holding unreviewable the discretionary decision to deny a downward departure under USSG § 5K2.10
• because discretionary refusal to depart under Sec. 5K2.0 is not reviewable, extent of Sec. 5K2.10 downward departure is also not reviewable
• conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 876 for threatening “to injure the person of the addressee or of another” is crime of vio- lence under former guideline definition that incorporated § 16(a)
• defendant's inability to carry out threat is irrelevant

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