Melendez v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1996-06-17

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*122 Justice Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court. The issue here is whether a Government motion attesting to the defendant’s substantial assistance in a criminal investigation and requesting that the district court depart below the minimum of the applicable sentencing range under the Sentencing Guidelines also permits the district court to depart be…

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