041348P.pdf   04/13/2005  United States  v.  Jose Pizano
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  04-1348
                          and No:  04-1594
                          and No:  04-1361
   Northern District of Iowa   
   Criminal case - Sentencing Guidelines. In an appeal by the government 
   challenging the extent of the district court's downward departure for 
   substantial assistance under Section 5K1.1., the court finds a departure 
   from a guidelines range of 70-87 months to a sentence of 18 months was 
   not unreasonable; the district court seriously considered the government's 
   recommendation before arriving at its own evaluation of the significance 
   and usefulness of defendant's assistance, and, in accordance with 18 
   U.S.C. Sec. 3553(c)(2), stated its reasons for departing, which reasons 
   were based on the facts of the case and were related to the nature, extent 
   and significance of the assistance; sentence was consistent with the goals 
   of deterring crime and protecting the public. 
   [PUBLISHED] [Murphy, Author, with Hansen and Melloy, Circuit Judges]