U.S. v. Thompson, No. 00-1086 (1st Cir.) (234 F.3d 74) (December 8, 2000) (Judge Hugh H. Bownes)
Here the Court reversed a downward departure that had been granted based on the defendant's extraordinary family circumstances and employment record, because the district court had used an improper comparision to determine what was relevant.
Sometimes it seems that almost any downward departure granted by a district judge from the ...
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