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U.S. v. GALANTE

No. 831, Docket 96-1464.

111 F.3d 1029 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Michael GALANTE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided May 2, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel C. Becker, Assistant United States Attorney, New York City (Mary Jo White, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Guy Petrillo, Assistant United States Attorney, New York City, of counsel), for Appellant.

Philip L. Weinstein, The Legal Aid Society, Federal Defender Division, Appeals Bureau, New York City, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: KEARSE, CARDAMONE, Circuit Judges, and POLLACK, District Judge.

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents a single issue for us to decide: whether a sentencing court abused its discretion when it departed downward from the Sentencing Guidelines on account of defendant's family circumstances. Because the Supreme Court believes that in this area experience is the best teacher, it instructs that district courts, which have the most, are to be deferred to by appellate courts, which have much less.

Michael Galante (defendant...

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