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U.S. v. DOMINGUEZ

No. 01-1855.

296 F.3d 192 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America v. Isabel DOMINGUEZ, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed July 16, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George S. Leone, Michael Martinez (argued), Office of United States Attorney, Newark, NJ, for appellee.

David S. Zapp (argued), New York City, for appellant.

Before: NYGAARD and AMBRO, Circuit Judges, and O'NEILL, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

I.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the District Court erred by concluding that it lacked discretion to grant Isabel Dominguez a downward departure from the Sentencing Guidelines based upon her family circumstances. Because a District Court has the discretion to grant a downward departure when the family circumstances lie outside the parameters of what...

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