Defendant pleaded guilty to sex-trafficking offenses and was sentenced to an above-guidelines sentence as recommended under the terms of defendant’s plea agreement. On appeal, defendant challenged the substantive reasonableness of his sentence. Where the district court adequately considered the statutory ...

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Defendant appealed his above-guidelines sentence entered following his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm. On appeal, defendant challenged his sentence as an abuse of discretion and as substantively unreasonable. Where the district court properly considered ...

Tagged with: Above-Guidelines Sentence Felon in Possession of Firearm Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence

Defendant appealed from her above-guidelines sentence entered after the district court revoked her supervised release. Where the district court properly considered the statutory sentencing factors, it did not abuse its discretion in sentencing defendant. Judgment is affirmed. U.S. v. Caballero ...

Tagged with: Above-Guidelines Sentence Reasonableness of Sentence Revocation of Supervised Release

Defendant pleaded guilty to a drug offense pursuant to a plea agreement that contained an appeal waiver. Defendant appealed his above-guidelines sentence as substantively unreasonable. Where defendant’s appeal fell within the scope of his appeal waiver, the court dismissed the ...

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  Defendant pleaded guilty to transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. The district court sentenced defendant to an above-guidelines sentence and ordered him to pay restitution to the victim for, among other things, estimated costs ...

Tagged with: Above-Guidelines Sentence Criminal Law Restitution Award Transporting a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity

U.S. v. Hall (MLW No. 69255/Case No. 15-1405 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam)

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