In re Sealed Case’s Empirical Analysis
149 F.3d 1198 · 1998
Citation profile
22 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 28 U.S.C. § 994
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Koon v. United States · Mistretta v. United States · Stinson v. United States · Williams v. United States
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“contradicts our holding in [United States v. Ortez, 902 F.2d 61 , 64 (D.C. Cir. 1990)] that district courts lack authority to consider substantial assistance absent a government motion,”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“'highly infrequent.' " See, e.g., United States v. Nolan-Cooper, 155 F.3d 221 , 244 (3d Cir.1998) (quoting Koon, 518 U.S. at 96, 116 S.Ct. 2035); United States v. Romualdi, 101 F.3d 971 , 977 (3d Cir.1996) (same). 2 24 Under Sentencing Guideline § 5K1.1, "upon motion of the government stating that the defendant has provided substantial assistance in the investigation or prosecution of another person who has committed an offense, a court may depart from the guidelines.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The Government argues that the very existence of a government motion requirement implicitly discourages departures without such a motion. ... Just because the filing of a government motion makes substantial assistance an encouraged ground does not mean the government’s failure to file such a motion transforms substantial assistance — a factor Congress expressly injected into the sentencing decision-making process, see 28 U.S.C. § 994 (n) — into a discouraged ground.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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