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In Re Sealed Case (Sentencing Guidelines "Substantial Assistance"), No. 97-3112 (D.C. Cir.) (181 F.3d 128) (July 9, 1999) (Judge Merrick B. Garland)

Almost from the beginning, the provisions of U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 have spawned enormous controversy. That section permits a sentencing court to impose a sentence below the sentencing range called for by the Guidelines if the defendant provides substantial assistance to the authorities, and if the Government files a § 5K1.1 ...

 

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