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U.S. v. Newson, No. 06-41115 (5th Cir.) (515 F.3d 374) (January 22, 2008) (Judge W. Eugene Davis)

Loaded on Dec. 1, 2007 published in Punch and Jurists December 24, 2007
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Waiver of Appellate Rights.

Here the Court approved the prosecutors' decision to refuse to move for an additional point of acceptance-of-responsibility credit under U.S.S.G. ยง 3E1.1(b) simply because the defendant refused to agree to waive his right to appeal.

In a decision that is woefully short of logic, the Fifth Circuit not only significantly ...

 

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