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U.S. v. Benally, No. 99-2145 (10th Cir.) (215 F.3d 1068) (June 9, 2000) (Judge Wade Brorby)

Loaded on July 1, 2000 published in Punch and Jurists July 31, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Aberrant Behavior.

Here the Tenth Circuit rejected the Government's contention that the Guidelines prohibit the sentencing courts from considering a downward departure based on aberrant conduct in cases involving serious violent felonies for which probation is unavailable.

In this case, the defendant, a native-American, pled guilty to sexually assaulting a female child. ...

 

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