U.S. v. Thompson, No. Crim. No. 98-10332 (D.Mass.) (74 F.Supp.2d 69) (November 8, 1999) (Judge Nancy Gertner)
In this case Judge Gertner concluded that the proper method for determining whether a defendant's employment record justified a departure was to compare his circumstances to others convicted of the same crime.
In this case, Judge Gertner outlined a procedure for determining whether a defendant's employment history or family obligations ...
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