U.S. v. Craven, No. 00-1740 (1st Cir.) (239 F.3d 91) (February 6, 2001) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)
Here the Court observed that downward departures for presentence rehabilitation are "hen's teeth rare, and our precedent makes clear that such departures should be granted sparingly".
One of the issues addressed in this case was the propriety of a downward departure for presentence rehabilitation. In commenting on such departures, the ...
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