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U.S. v. Meyer, No. 06-1283 (8th Cir.) (452 F.3d 998) (July 11, 2006) (Judge Gerald W. Heaney)

Loaded on June 1, 2006 published in Punch and Jurists June 12, 2006
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Here the Court approved a substantial upward variance in a sentence as not an abuse of discretion; but the case is noted for Judge Heaney's regognition that upward variances are approved more than 90% of the time and downward variances less than 15%.

In this case, the defendant pled guilty ...

 

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