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· 3/24/1997

United States v. Wardell Washington

Citations

  • 109 F.3d 459
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 5496
  • 1997 WL 134578

How courts have described this case

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

  • affirming upward departure from Category IV where defendant had resumed criminal activity promptly upon each release from prison; noting that it seemed only incarceration had kept criminal history low
  • explaining that this prohibition is a bright-line rule
  • \An officer is not required to believe the statements of a suspect.\
  • applying the “unitary abuse of discretion standard”

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Judges: Fagg, Floyd, Gibson, Loken

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