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042084P.pdf   09/27/2005  United States  v.  Penny Christenson
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  04-2084
   Northern District of Iowa   
   [PUBLISHED] [En Banc] 
   Criminal case - criminal law. The district court's judgment is affirmed 
   by the vote of an equally divided court. 
  
042084P.pdf   04/13/2005  United States  v.  Penny Christenson
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  04-2084
   Northern District of Iowa   
   Criminal case - Sentencing Guidelines. In an appeal by the government 
   challenged the extent of the district court's downward departure for 
   substantial assistance under Section 5K1.1, the court finds a 75 percent 
   downward departure was not unreasonable; the court considered the factors 
   set out in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3553(c) and Section 5K1.1, and based its decision 
   on its evaluation of the extent and usefulness of defendant's cooperation.
   [PUBLISHED] [Benton, Author, with Smith and Beam, Circuit Judges]