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U.S. v. Leandre, No. 96-3166 (D.C. Cir.) (132 F.3d 796) (January 13, 1998) (Judge Judith W. Rogers)

This case reviews the criteria for determining when a person's reduced mental capacity entitles him to a downward departure; and it rejects the use of a "but for" standard - I.e., but for the diminshed capacity the crime would not have been committed.

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