Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge MIKVA.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG.
MIKVA, Chief Judge:
This appeal raises statutory and constitutional challenges to the substantial assistance provision of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. See United States Sentencing Guidelines ("U.S.S.G.") § 5K1.1 (1990). The district court concluded that section 5K1.1, which permits a court to depart from the guidelines...
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