MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEINSTEIN, District Judge.
The question posed on sentencing is whether this despondent and impecunious twenty-five year old woman, who has just experienced the sudden and unexpected death of her only child, a son born while she was in custody after her arrest for dealing in crack, may be sentenced to prison for a period less than the guidelines require — a range of 41 to 51 months. The answer is yes.
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