United States v. Theodore T. Rybicki, United States of America v. Theodore T. Rybicki

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• holding that defendant’s responsibilities to son and wife, both of whom have medical problems, are discouraged as a basis for downward departure
• concluding that job loss occasioned by a defendant’s newly acquired status as convicted felon was “far from atypical” and did not merit departure
• stating that the evaluation of a showing’s adequacy is a legal question subject to de novo review
• stating that the evaluation of a showing’s adequacy is a legal question subject to de novo review
• finding that personal worthiness does not constitute a valid basis for downward departure
• noting that defendant’s family circumstances were not extraordinary when defendant’s nine-year old son had neurological problems and defendant’s wife was experiencing a period of fragile mental health

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