U.S. v. Shadduck, No. 94-10017 (D.Mass.) (889 F.Supp. 8) (April 7, 1995) (Judge Morris E. Lasker)
Without citing any specific Guideline provision, the Court granted a downward departure to a mother who had "health problems" and "teenage children.".
Here's a case in which a wife, charged with bankruptcy fraud, is granted a downward departure under § 5K2.0 as one of the "rare" cases that departs from …
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