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U.S. v. Edwards, No. 95-3165 (D.C. Cir.) (98 F.3d 1364) (October 29, 1996) (Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson)

The defendant in this case appealed his sentence, arguing that the district court had erred by not granting him a downward departure, under ยง 5K2.13, based on diminished capacity. He contended that diminished capacity refers not only to intellectual capacity but also encompasses psychological and behavioral disorders. The Court rejected ...

 

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