What is the test for overturning a federal district court's sentencing guidelines?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Prince, 110 F.3d 921 (2nd Cir. 1997):
This Court "will not overturn the [district] court's application of the [Sentencing] Guidelines to the facts before it unless we conclude that there has been an abuse of discretion." United States v. Hernandez-
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