United States v. Randolph Allen Lucas

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• holding that, although it is improper to depart on the basis of a hypothetical state sentence, the same factor can inform the district court's \broad discretion . . . in determining the extent of a departure based on other grounds\
• holding that, although it is improper to depart on the basis of a hypothetical state sentence, the same factor can inform the district court's \broad discretion . . . in determining the extent of a departure based on other grounds\
• a district court's refusal to depart downward is unreviewable unless the refusal was in violation of law
• a district court's refusal to depart downward is unreviewable unless the refusal was in violation of law

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