Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Despaigne v. United States

495 U.S. 922

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1990-04-30
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • refusals to depart downward are nonreviewable where the district court knew it had the authority to depart but exercised its discretion by sentencing the defendant within the guideline range
  • “It is true that the indictment does not allege an actual monetary or economic loss to any insurance company. However, it is not necessary that an indictment charging mail fraud contain such an allegation.”
  • review decisions to revoke probation for abuse of discretion

Citator

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C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.