United States v. Begin’s Empirical Analysis
696 F.3d 405 · 2012
Citation profile
9 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1470 · 18 U.S.C. § 2241 (Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act of 1996) · 18 U.S.C. § 2243 · 18 U.S.C. § 2422 (White-Slave Traffic Act of 1910 (Mann Act)) · 18 U.S.C. § 2423 (White-Slave Traffic Act of 1910 (Mann Act)) · 18 U.S.C. § 3231 · 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 3742
Relies on Gall v. United States · Rita v. United States · Kimbrough v. United States · Sells v. United States · United States v. Cooper
Most-quoted passages
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“Section 3553(a)(6) addresses unwarranted sentence disparities among federal defendants who are similarly situated instead of disparate federal and state sentences.’ ” (quoting United States v. Docampo, 573 F.3d 1091 , 1102 (11th Cir.2009))); United States v. Jeremiah, 446 F.3d 805 , 807-08 (8th Cir.2006) (”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Unwarranted sentencing disparities among federal defendants remains the only consideration under § 3553(a)(6)-both before and after Booker.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) the nature and circumstances of the offense and the history and characteristics of the defendant; (2) the need for the sentence imposed— (A) to reflect the seriousness of the offense, to promote respect for the law, and to provide just punishment for the offense; (B) to afford adequate deterrence to criminal conduct; (C) to protect the public from further crimes of the defendant; and (D) to provide the defendant with needed educational or vocational training, medical care, or other correctional treatment in the most effective manner; (3) the kinds of sentences available; (4) the kinds of sentence and the sentencing range established for— (A) the applicable category of offense committed by the applicable category of defendant as set forth in the guidelines— (5) any pertinent policy statement— (A) issued by the Sentencing Commission (6) the need to avoid unwarranted sentence disparities among defendants with similar records who have been found guilty of similar conduct; and (7) the need to provide restitution to any victims of the offense.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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