Whether this Court should recognize the defense of sentencing manipulation, in accordance with the majority of Courts of Appeals, and rule that sentence reductions, even below a mandatory minimum, may and must be granted when the government's conduct strips the judge of his sentencing authority in order to preserve the separation of powers and the authority of the Judiciary to dispense Due Process, as well as the rights of the defendant to fair sentencing.

Whether the Court should recognize the defense of sentencing manipulation