U.S. v. Gaston, No. 95-1185 (2nd Cir.) (68 F.3d 1466) (October 13, 1995) (Per Curiam)
The Second Circuit holds that the "safety valve" provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) is limited to departures from the statutory mandatory minimum sentences, but does not authorize a downward departure from the sentence required by the Sentencing Guidelines.
Case held that safety valve provisions are limited to departures from …
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