In this appeal, Rudolph McFarlane argues that the district court erroneously denied his request for a two-level downward departure from the otherwise applicable Sentencing Guideline range. Normally, a defendant cannot appeal a district court's failure to grant a downward departure. Where, as here, a defendant argues that the district court believed it did not have discretion to grant such a departure, however...
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