United States Third Circuit

Original imposition of unduly lenient sentences and the resulting necessity of reincarceration of the defendants following correction of those sentences cannot justify a downward departure from the Sentencing Guidelines.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/14/2000
• Decided 04/26/2001
• Published 04/26/2001

Judges

• BEFORE:  NYGAARD and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges, and DEBEVOISE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert A. Zauzmer,Andrea G. Foulkes (Argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Frank C. Razzano (Argued), Dickstein, Shapiro, Morin & Oshinsky, Washington, DC, Attorney for Appellee David Rex Yeaman., Patrick J. Egan (Argued), Donohue and Donohue, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney for Appellee Nolan Leigh Mendenhall.