United States v. Larson’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 856 (§ 416 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on Koon v. United States · Boyd v. United States · Florida v. Bostick · United States v. Jacobsen · United States v. Martinez-Fuerte
Most-quoted passages
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“Some of the arguments of relatives and friends, of course, are — such as “Give her a second chance,” I mean if that’s a plea that she go on probation or something, that’s well beyond my discretion in this kind of a case where a jury convicted her and suggest that I have really more power than I do. But the presentence report has her at a 2 and a 42. I’m going [to] depart downward to a 36 for extraordinary post-offense rehabilitation. I have not seen this much, I don’t know, [ever] before, and that would give her a guideline range of 210 to 262, but I have to tell you that — and for the reasons you’ve stated in your brief and orally — but it may be slightly beyond my discretion. If the government appeals, that may be overturned. You understand that risk, of course.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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