United States v. Griffith’s Empirical Analysis
913 F.3d 683 · 2019
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2252A (§ 101 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996) · 18 U.S.C. § 3553
Relies on United States v. Booker · Gall v. United States · Rita v. United States · Kimbrough v. United States · Sells v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“ensure that the district court committed no significant procedural error, such as incorrectly calculating the guidelines range, failing to consider the section 3553(a) factors, selecting a sentence based on clearly erroneous facts, or failing to explain adequately the chosen sentence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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