2009 FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES MANUAL

CHAPTER 5 - PART K - DEPARTURES

1.      SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE TO AUTHORITIES

§5K1.2.      Refusal to Assist (Policy Statement)

A defendant’s refusal to assist authorities in the investigation of other persons may not be considered as an aggravating sentencing factor.

Historical Note: Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 1989 (see Appendix C, amendment 291).