GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Korey L. Blackford was sentenced to 180 months' imprisonment, based first on a downward variance premised on the factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) from 262 months to the statutory mandatory minimum of 240 months, followed by a 25 percent departure below the statutory mandatory minimum pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e) and U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 for substantial assistance. The Government appeals the sentence, arguing that the downward variance...
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