Where a defendant argued that his sentence was substantively unreasonable because the district court failed to consider the de-escalation of his probation violations, appellate review of sentencing decisions is limited to whether the decisions were reasonable, and the judgment is ...

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U.S. v. Ryser (MLW No. 71430/Case No. 16-4365 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Melloy, J.)

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