Is there any case law in which a defendant has argued that he should have been sentenced to a minimum sentence that would have allowed him to leave the criminal justice system?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Adams, 8 F.3d 30 (9th Cir. 1993):
Adams also contends that, in consideration of his stated predisposition to addiction, he should have been sentenced below the applicable Guidelines range. We review de novo the district court's ruling that the Guidelines prevent Adams' suggested departure. United States v. Morales, 972 F.2d 1007, 1010 (9th Cir.1992), cert. denied, 113 S.Ct. 1665 (1993).
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