U.S. v. Maung, No. 02-12945 (11th Cir.) (320 F.3d 1305) (February 10, 2003) (Judge Edward E. Carnes)
A sentencing court may not depart downward to take a crime out of the definition of an aggravated felony in order to shield the defendant from the immigration consequences Congress has decided should follow from such crimes.
The defendant, a permanent resident alien, was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C.S. ยงยง ...
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