What are the implications of a district judge's decision to depart from the guidelines for abuse of power?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Mathews, 120 F.3d 185 (9th Cir. 1997):
We review a district judge's decision to depart from the guidelines for abuse of discretion. Koon v. United States, --- U.S. ----, ----, 116 S.Ct. 2035, 2047, 135 L.Ed.2d 392 (1996); United States v. Sablan, 114 F.3d 913, 916 (9th Cir.1997) (en banc).
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