Federal Sentencing Guidelines Downward Departures After Koon.

Reviews Federal appellate case law subsequent to the Supreme Court decision in Koon v. U.S. wherein the Court clarified the circumstances under which Federal judges impose more lenient sentences, called "downward departures," than those called for by Federal sentencing guidelines.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1999.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Sentences (Criminal procedure) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Reviews Federal appellate case law subsequent to the Supreme Court decision in Koon v. U.S. wherein the Court clarified the circumstances under which Federal judges impose more lenient sentences, called "downward departures," than those called for by Federal sentencing guidelines.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.