United States v. Tammy Brady

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• explaining that a lower sentence may be appropriate \even when a downward departure is unavailable\
• noting that a district court abuses the discretion accorded to it when its decision rests on ʺa clearly erroneous factual findingʺ
• approving in part a downward departure after a finding that defendant suffered extraordinary childhood abuse that created a mental or emotional condition which caused her to commit the crime of conviction
• “[I]n extraordinary circumstances a downward departure may be warranted on the ground that ‘extreme childhood abuse caused mental and emotional conditions that contributed to the defendant’s commission of the offense.’”
• \[I]n extraordinary circumstances a downward departure may be warranted on the ground that 'extreme childhood abuse caused mental and emotional conditions that contributed to the defendant's commission of the offense.' \
• “The fact that we find [that] the district court’s decision to depart in this case does not conform to the requirements of the Guidelines — now made advisory by Booker — would not necessarily render [defendant’s] sentence unreasonable.”

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