United States DC Circuit

The district court's decision to grant defendant a downward departure from the sentence required by the U.S.S.G. for a firearm conviction is reversed where there are insufficient facts to warrant a downward sentencing departure.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/30/2004
• Decided 08/03/2004
• Published 08/03/2004

Judges

• Before:  ROGERS, TATEL, and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Valinda Jones, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellant.   With her on the briefs were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Assistant U.S. Attorney.  Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• David W. Bos, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief was A. J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender.