Court of Appeals for the First Circuit April 24, 1995, 93-1376 (United States v. Rostoff)

STAHL, Circuit Judge,

concurring.

While I agree with the majority’s result and with much of its reasoning, I cannot agree that the prosecution’s “reticence” at recommending the degree of departure should animate our review of the reasonableness of the district court’s departure decision.

We review the direction and degree of unguided departures for reasonableness. United States v.