POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
The district court departed upwards from the Sentencing Guidelines in its sentencing of Houston Warren Jones. Finding that the trial court did not state adequate reasons for departure consistent with the policies underlying the Guidelines, we vacate the sentences and remand for resentencing.
Background
Arrested for selling cocaine to an undercover law enforcement officer in exchange for $130 in food stamps, Jones was...
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