OPINION OF THE COURT
ALITO, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal by the government, we must decide whether the sentence imposed by the district court on the appellee, Elliott Sharapan, is permitted by the Sentencing Reform Act and the Sentencing Guidelines. While apparently accepting that the Guidelines prescribed a sentence of imprisonment, the district court granted a downward departure and imposed a sentence of five years' probation. The district court granted...
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