BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
Anthony Wayne Webb appeals the 262-month sentence he received following his conviction for attempted robbery of mail matter, 18 U.S.C. § 2114(a). In vacating Webb's sentence and remanding this case for resentencing, we decide, in an issue of first impression in this circuit, that a district court has the authority under the Sentencing Guidelines to exercise its discretion to grant a request for downward departure with respect
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