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U.S. v. Nelson, No. 99-10127 (9th Cir.) (222 F.3d 545) (August 16, 2000) (Judge Myron H. Bright)

Loaded on Sept. 1, 2000 published in Punch and Jurists September 25, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Burden of Proof.

The defendant in this case challenged the district court's refusal to grant a "safety valve" sentence reduction under U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2 in two ways. First, he contended that the government's representations--both written and oral--that it expected Nelson to be eligible for the safety valve obligated the government not to oppose ...

 

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