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U.S. v. DeRoover, No. CR 98 965 (JBW) (E.D.N.Y.) (36 F.Supp.2d 531) (February 16, 1999) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)

This decision by Judge Weinstein is a good example of the extremes to which the courts must go if they wish to escape the rigidity of the "sentence-by-the-numbers" Guidelines and show a degree of compassion towards a defendant based on his or her circumstances. In this case the defendant was ...

 

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