KANNE, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question of whether a district court is bound by policy statements contained in the Sentencing Guidelines. In light of recent Supreme Court precedent, we conclude that a district court must follow policy statements unless they contradict a statute or the Guidelines themselves, and accordingly vacate the defendant's sentence.
I. Background
On September 19, 1988, Roger Lewis pled guilty to two Class B felonies...
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