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Criminal Law: Sentencing-Substantive Reasonableness
Staff Report//May 28, 2019
Where a defendant who pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered firearm challenged his sentence, the judgment is affirmed because the district court properly considered the relevant factors and did not abuse its discretion.
Judgment is affirmed.
U.S. v. Dygert (MLW No. 73258/Case No. 18-1759 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota.
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