Disciplinary Counsel v. VanBibber

How courts have described this case

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• holding a sentence is reasonable when “the record as a whole reflects 3 Section 3553(a
• noting that a defendant released at age 51 would be “sufficiently active and capable . . . to do considerable damage” especially in light of his “strongly held beliefs” and “willingness to attack American interests”
• “Section 3553(a)(1) identifies ‘the history and characteristics of the defendant’ as one of the factors to consider in imposing a sentence.”
• “It is clear that we are to afford significant deference to a district court’s sentencing decision.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).