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Youth And Family Support

By harlanprotass

United States v. Santano, No. 07-CR-874 (JBW), 2009 WL 1956227 (E.D.N.Y. July 6, 2009) Short Note:Santano pled guilty to a narcotics offense.  Although he did not initially qualify for safety valve relief, he ultimately did.  And the Court determined that he faced a Guidelines range of 87 to 108 months imprisonment.  He was ultimately sentenced, however, to 37 months imprisonment. Why?  "The offense is serious.  The defendant was a member of a gang that disturbed the peace and threatened the safety of a public housing project.  He was extremely young during the time of his involvement in this drug sales operation.  He has the benefit of considerable support from his family, who expressed that they are moving to a different community to assist in Santano's continued rehabilitation and reintegration into society...continue to full post

Full post as published by Second Circuit Sentencing Blog on July 15, 2009 (boomark / email).