United States v. Sims’s Empirical Analysis
309 F.3d 739 · 2002
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
May 2014
most recently cited
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2
Relies on Koon v. United States · United States v. Carr · United States v. O'Dell · United States v. Okane · United States v. Bartsma
Most-quoted passages
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“UPWARD DEPARTURES FROM CATEGORY VI. — In a case in which the court determines that the extent and nature of the defendant’s criminal history, taken together, are sufficient to warrant an upward departure from Criminal History Category VI, the court should structure the departure by moving incrementally down the sentencing table to the next higher offense level in Criminal History Category VI until it finds a guideline range appropriate to the case.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The district court was correct in assuming that at level III and beyond, each criminal history category encompasses three criminal history points.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“although each level contains a range of six months, these ranges overlap from one level to the next.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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