U.S. v. DILLARD

No. 92-1849.

975 F.2d 1554 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Major Samson DILLARD, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 5, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea K. George, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant.

Jeffrey S. Paulsen, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and FAGG, Circuit Judge.


FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Major Samson Dillard appeals the district court's denial of his motion for a downward departure from the applicable sentencing guidelines range based on his mental condition. We affirm.

Dillard pleaded guilty to a violent crime. At sentencing, Dillard requested a downward departure because his paranoid schizophrenia was a "mitigating circumstance ... not adequately taken into consideration by the Sentencing Commission in formulating the...

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