U.S. v. Lopez-Aguilar, No. 93-CR-209 (E.D.N.Y.) (886 F.Supp. 305) (May 16, 1995) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)
In this case Judge Weinstein rules that fertility problems of a defendant and his wife, who was in her thirties, constituted "extraordinary family circumstances" under § 5H1.6 of the Guidelines, and warranted a downward departure of 10 levels. The court took into consideration the fact that if the defendant had …
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