MERRITT, Chief Judge, dissenting. In this downward departure sentencing appeal, our Court has reversed Chief District Judge Wiseman’s sentence of probation for two defendants who are first offenders. I disagree with our Court’s decision for five reasons: First, our decision admonishes district courts against considering and departing downward on the basis of atypical combinations of sentencing facts…
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