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U.S. v. Pearson, No. 02-CR-40 (E.D.Wisc.) (282 F.Supp.2d 941) (September 8, 2003) (Judge Lynn S. Adelman)

Loaded on Nov. 1, 2003 published in Punch and Jurists November 24, 2003
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Family Circumstances.

In this case, firmly stating that district courts “possess the discretion to avoid wreaking extraordinary destruction on dependents who rely on the defendant for their care,” Judge Adelman granted a two-level downward departure based on extraordinary family circumstances under U.S.S.G. § 5H1.6 to a defendant, whose elderly and infirm parents ...

 

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