U.S. v. Rojas, No. 93-5127 (11th Cir.) (47 F.3d 1078) (March 16, 1995) (Judge Joseph Woodrow Hatchett)
This case is cited because it discusses in some detail the rarely used provision of the Guidelines, § 5K2.11, which permits downward departures for "lesser harms", i.e. where the conduct may not cause or threaten the harm or evil sought to be prevented by the particular criminal statute.
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