Burns v. U.S., No. 89-7260 (U.S. Supreme Court) (501 U.S. 129; 111 S.Ct. 2182) (June 13, 1991) (Justice Marshall)
Court held that a district court must give "reasonable notice" that it is contemplating an upward departure in the sentencing range established by the Guidelines and must specifically identify the grounds on which the departure will be based.
In this case, the petitioner signed a plea agreement which recited that ...
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