U.S. v. Lam, No. 92-50321 (9th Cir.) (20 F.3d 999) (March 31, 1994) (Judge Ferdinand F. Fernandez)
Here the Court stated that it was "reluctant" to concude that a defendant who possessed a sawed-off shotgun for the purpose of protecting his family qualified him for a "lesser harms" sentence reduction.
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