United States v. Levi’s Empirical Analysis
2 F.3d 842 · 1993
Citation profile
60 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3565 · 18 U.S.C. § 3583 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Weaver v. Graham · Stinson v. United States · Collins v. Youngblood · Williams v. United States · Miller v. Florida
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“is neither a guideline nor a policy statement that interprets a guideline.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the Sentencing Commission intended the Chapter 7 policy statements to be merely advisory.” Id. at 607 ; see also United States v. Oliver, 931 F.2d 463 , 465 (8th Cir.1991) ("there are no binding guidelines addressing the sentence for a violation of a condition of supervised release, only a policy statement about a court's options in such a situation”). The Sentencing Commission expressly commented in Chapter 7 that it chose to issue advisory policy statements for the revocation of supervised release because a policy statement provides the district court with "greater flexibility” than a guideline. U.S.S.G. Ch. 7, Pt. A3(a) (stating also that after period of evaluation, the Commission intends to promulgate "revocation guidelines”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“commentary in the Guidelines Manual that interprets or explains a guideline is authoritative unless it violates the Constitution or a federal statute, or is inconsistent with, or a plainly erroneous reading of, that guideline.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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