U.S. v. Abuhouran, No. 97-1662 (3rd Cir.) (161 F.3d 206) (November 19, 1998) (Judge Edward R. Becker)
In the case entitled In Re Sealed Case, 149 F.3d 1998 (D.C.Cir. 1998), the D.C. Circuit ruled that a government motion is not an absolute prerequisite to a downward sentencing departure for "substantial assistance" to authorities under U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1. The D.C. Circuit reasoned that although U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 discusses ...
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