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U.S. v. Graham, No. 93-3217 (D.C. Cir.) (83 F.3d 1466) (May 21, 1996) (Judge David S. Tatel)

Court held that extreme vulnerability to assault in prison may be a valid ground for departure, although it also held that the defendant's vulnerability "must be so extreme as to substantially affect the severity of confinement." (Id., at 1481).

The defendants in this crack/cocaine drug case all received life sentences. ...

 

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