U.S. v. Garcia, No. 98-2012 (10th Cir.) (182 F.3d 1165) (July 7, 1999) (Judge David M. Ebel)
Here the Court held that the fact that the defendant's conduct in his cocaine transaction was allegedly carefully planned did not preclude a downward departure based on aberrant behavior.
Citing its decision in U.S. v. Talk, 158 F.3d 1064, 1072 (10th Cir. 1998), the Court first noted that "[t]he aberrance ...
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