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AMENDMENTS TO THE GUIDELINES MANUAL

2024

AMENDMENT 240

The Commentary to §2X1.1 captioned "Application Notes" is amended by deleting:

"4. If the defendant was convicted of conspiracy or solicitation and also for the completed offense, the conviction for the conspiracy or solicitation shall be imposed to run concurrently with the sentence for the object offense, except in cases where it is otherwise specifically provided for by the guidelines or by law. 28 U.S.C. § 994(l)(2).".

Reason for Amendment: The purpose of this amendment is to delete an application note that does not apply to any determination under this section. The circumstances which this application note addresses are covered under Chapter Three, Part D and Chapter Five, Part G.

Effective Date: The effective date of this amendment is November 1, 1989.