United States v. King’s Empirical Analysis
627 F.3d 321 · 2010
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
March 2016
most recently cited
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on United States v. Greger · United States v. Jones
Most-quoted passages
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“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.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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