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U.S. v. Galante, No. 96-1464, No. 831 (2nd Cir.) (111 F.3d 1029) (May 2, 1997) (Judge Richard J. Cardamone)

Here, in a surprising anf far-reaching decision, the majority (over the dissent of Judge Kearse) affirmed a sentencing departure based on family circumstances, strongly endorsing the trial court's discretion in granting such departures.

This is one of the most extraordinary Guidelines' departure cases that we have seen in a long, ...

 

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