United States v. Brijido Mejia-Pimental

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2007-02-26

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PAEZ, Circuit Judge: This case provides the occasion to explore the parameters of the statutory safety valve, which grants relief from certain mandatory minimum sentences when five criteria are met. See 18 U.S.C. § 3553®. We have previously decided that the fifth factor, which requires a defendant to “truthfully provide[]” all his knowledge about the crime…

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