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U.S. v. Rodriguez-Lopez, No. 98-50674 (9th Cir.) (198 F.3d 773) (December 20, 1999) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt)

Here a divided panel from the Ninth Circuit held that an alien/defendant's offer to stipulate to deportation is a vaild basis for a downward departure frim the Guidelines sentencing range regardless of whether the Government consents to the departure.

In this case, the defendant plead guilty to a violation of ...

 

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