United States Ninth Circuit

A sentencing court may not depart downward under USSG 5K2.13 for reduced mental capacity where the defendant has a criminal history of repeated and violent bank robberies.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/09/2001
• Decided 09/04/2001
• Published 09/04/2001

Judges

• GRABER, Circuit Judge:, Before:  HUG, GRABER, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Elizabeth A. Newman, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellant., Michael J. Raphael, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.