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U.S. v. Pipes, No. 97-1074 (8th Cir.) (125 F.3d 638) (September 11, 1997) (Judge Gerald W. Heaney)

It has long been accepted that motions for downward departures under U.S.S.G. ยง 5K1.1 have become the modern day version of Judas's Kiss: they grant the Government almost unfettered discretion to pull the rug from under those snitches who have agreed to cooperate. One reason why that power is so ...

 

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