United States v. Cameron’s Empirical Analysis
835 F.3d 46 · 2016
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Maine District Court)
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2252A (§ 101 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996) · 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 401
Relies on Gall v. United States · Kimbrough v. United States · United States v. Clogston · United States v. Flores-Machicote · United States v. Politano
Most-quoted passages
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“is supported by a plausible sentencing rationale and reaches a defensible result.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“It is a rare below-the-range sentence that will prove vulnerable to a defendant's claim of substantive unreasonableness.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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