U.S. v. DeJesus, No. S1 98 CR 396 SAS (S.D.N.Y.) (75 F.Supp.2d 141) (July 26, 1999) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin)
This case is a study of life in the Bronx and it is noted for its discussion of two separate downward departure sentencing issues. Judge Scheindlin granted downward departures based on her conclusions that (a) the defendant’s Criminal History Category over-represented the seriousness of the defendants’s past conduct (despite the ...
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