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U.S. v. HARRINGTON

No. 90-3176.

947 F.2d 956 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Kelvin HARRINGTON.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 25, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer M. Anderson, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese, III, Patricia Stewart and John Cox, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Allan P. MacKinnon, Washington, D.C. (appointed by the Court), for appellee.

Bruce A. Baird, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for amicus curiae.

Before EDWARDS, RUTH BADER GINSBURG and SILBERMAN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

In sentencing Kelvin Harrington for narcotics offenses, the district court departed downward from the sentencing range indicated by the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("guidelines," cited as "U.S.S.G."). Harrington's potential...

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