United States v. Steven T. Williams

How courts have described this case

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

• “‘aberrant behavior’ ... requires more than an act which is merely a first offense or ‘out of character’ for the defendant”; under Carey, requires spontaneity and thoughtlessness
• “Although the guidelines do not define ‘aberrant behavior,’ we are certain that it requires more than an act which is merely a first offense or ‘out of character’ for the defendant. Those considerations are taken into account in calculating the defendant’s criminal history category.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).