U.S. v. Smith, No. 00-15777 (11th Cir.) (289 F.3d 696) (April 23, 2002) (Judge Frank May Hull)
District court erroneously departed downward in sentencing defendant after a drug conspiracy conviction, where departures for factual circumstances (defendant's criminal history, diminished capacity, and disparity of other suspects' sentences) were inappropriate as a matter of law.
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