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U.S. v. Bakeas, No. CRIM. 96-10184-NG (D.Mass.) (987 F.Supp. 44) (November 14, 1997) (Judge Nancy Gertner)

In this case Judge Gertner, sua sponte, granted a downward departure to a resident alien to avoid the harsh and questionable policies of the Bureau of Prisons that deny community confinement status to non- citizens simply because of the defendant's non citizen status. In this case, the court noted that ...

 

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