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U.S. v. Martinez-Villegas, No. CR 96-1123 DWW (C.D.Cal.) (993 F.Supp. 766) (February 2, 1998) (Judge David W. Williams)

Case is noted for its affirmation of the principle that when government agents use "persuasuion alone" - not amounting to threats - it can constitute conduct that is sufficiently coercive to warrant a downward departure under ยง 5K2.12.

 

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