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U.S. v. Sachdev, No. 01-2413 (1st Cir.) (279 F.3d 25) (February 1, 2002) (Judge Sandra L. Lynch)

Loaded on Jan. 1, 2002 published in Punch and Jurists January 14, 2002
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Here the Court reviewed the criteria for granting a departure based on coercion and duress (under the provisions of U.S.S.G. ยง 5K2.12) and held that normally there must be either an actual threat of physical violence for such a departure.

In this decision, the First Circuit presented a detailed analysis ...

 

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