United States Sixth Circuit

The district court has discretion to reject a defendant's post-sentence acceptance of responsibility for his crime, and voluntary participation in a treatment program for sexual offenders is not sufficiently exceptional to qualify for downward departure.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/27/2000
• Decided 02/02/2001
• Published 02/02/2001

Judges

• Before:  GUY and NORRIS, Circuit Judges;  HOOD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nikki C. Pierce (argued and briefed), Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Greeneville, TN, for Cook.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary M. Aubry (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Knoxville, TN, Guy W. Blackwell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Sarah R. Shults (briefed), Asst. U.S. Atty., Greeneville, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.