United States v. Zapata’s Empirical Analysis
135 F.3d 844 · 1998
Citation profile
17
cited by 17 later decisions
April 2008
most recently cited
10 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Allustiarte v. Cooper · United States v. Restrepo · United States v. Clase-Espinal · United States v. Prince · United States v. Lainez-Leiva
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“The only exceptions to this rule are . . . where the defendant shows that a violation of law occurred, that the Guidelines were misapplied, or that the refusal to depart was based on the sentencing court's mistaken conclusion that it lacked the authority to depart.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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