U.S. v. RICHARDSON

No. 184, Docket 90-1272.

923 F.2d 13 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Derrick RICHARDSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided January 4, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henriette D. Hoffman, The Legal Aid Soc., Federal Defender Services Unit, New York City, for defendant-appellant.

Richard E. Signorelli, Asst. U.S. Atty., S.D.N.Y., New York City (Otto G. Obermaier, U.S. Atty., S.D.N.Y., Daniel C. Richman, Asst. U.S. Atty., S.D.N.Y., New York City, of counsel), for appellee.

Before OAKES, Chief Judge, MESKILL, Circuit Judge, and RESTANI, Judge.


MESKILL, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentencing entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Conboy, J., committing defendant-appellant Derrick Richardson to 168 months in custody, as computed under the career offender provision of the United States Sentencing Guidelines (Guidelines). The issue on appeal is whether the district court erred in holding that it lacked the authority to depart downward from...

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