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U.S. v. Isaac, No. 97-7139 (3rd Cir.) (141 F.3d 477) (April 10, 1998) (Judge Walter K. Stapleton)

Loaded on June 1, 1998 published in Punch and Jurists June 29, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Refusal to file motion.

We have consistently noted that the Circuit courts have generally acknowledged that the district courts are virtually powerless to intervene when a prosecutor refuses to file a promised motion for a downward departure under U.S.S.G. ยง 5K1.1, "despite meanspiritedness, or even arbitrariness, on the government's part." United States v. Romolo, ...

 

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