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031336P.pdf 12/02/2003 United States v. Blaine Lee Willey
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 03-1336
Southern District of Iowa
Criminal case - Sentencing Guidelines. District court erred in granting
downward departure under Guidelines Sec. 5K2.0 based on its finding
that defendant's circumstances took him outside the heartland of cases;
the district court's reliance on a number of discouraged factors and the
defendant's incomplete post-offense rehabilitation were not sufficient to
support a departure.