United States v. Rublee

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• holding that a sentencing court may limit a substantial assistance reduction based on factors unrelated to substantial assistance
• “If the court decides to grant the Rule 35(b) motion, its decision to limit the § 3553(e) reduction, as opposed to extending it further downward, need not be based only on factors related to the assistance provided.”
• “Because the court had authority to limit the Rule 35(b) reduction ... based on factors unrelated to the substantial assistance [the defendant] provided, his sentence was not imposed ‘in violation of law’ even if based on an unrelated factor.”

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