The sentence he received was within the Guidelines and has since been reduced so that it is 15 months below the bottom of the prescribed range. Springs had no entitlement to a discount of any kind, no right to be treated more leniently than other criminals unlucky enough to be without information for which the prosecutor is will- ing to pay. The prosecutor offered a discount in exchange for Springs' assistance, which was not forthcoming. After re- jecting the prosecutor's offer, Springs was treated exactly as the law prescribes. Prosecutors need not offer discounts and may withdraw their offers on whim.
Defendants have no substantive or procedural right to bargain-basement sentences.
Whether Springs receives credit on this sentence for the time spent under house arrest is for the Attorney General to determine in the first instance.