United States v. Abel A. Mariano, Jr., United States of America v. Barry Butterworth

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · Decided 1993-02-02

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SELYA, Circuit Judge. These consolidated appeals challenge determinations made by the district court under the federal sentencing guidelines. Concluding, as we do, that the court misconstrued its authority to depart from a predetermined sentencing range in consequence of a defendant’s substantial assistance, U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 (Nov.1991), we remand for resentencing. <p…

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