OPINION OF THE COURT
HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to interpret the United States Sentencing Guidelines (USSG) as applied to Calvin Grier III, who was deemed a career offender under USSG § 4B1.1. The District Court—following the guidance of the United States Probation Office—held it had discretion to grant Grier a downward departure under
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