In U.S. v. Allmendinger, involving an insurance scam run by Allmendinger and others, Allmendinger received a much longer prison sentence than a co-conspiriator, which he appealed. The appeals court held the Sentencing Guidelines to be unconstitutional as it violated equal protection.

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The appeals court did not hold the Sentencing Guidelines to be unconstitutional on the basis of equal protection in U.S. v. Allmendinger. Sentencing disparities among co-conspirators can occur for various reasons, such as differences in their roles, cooperation with authorities, or other factors considered by the court, but this does not inherently make the Sentencing Guidelines unconstitutional.

In US V Allmendinger, Involving an Insurance Scam Run by Allmendinger and Allmendinger