U.S. v. Collins, No. 96-5039 (10th Cir.) (122 F.3d 1297) (August 5, 1997) (Judge Deanell R. Tacha)
Loaded on Oct. 1, 1997
published in Punch and Jurists
October 20, 1997
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Prior Conviction/Sentence/Incarceration.
This is an important Sentencing Guidelines departure case which deals principally with departures from the Career Offender status created under U.S.S.G. § 4A1.3. Here, the defendant, aged 64, pled guilty to one count of distribution of cocaine in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). His normal Guideline sentencing range …
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