Interstate Trust Co. v. United States National Bank

How courts have described this case

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• holding that where defendant was convicted of credit card fraud, concealing and burning body of credit card owner constituted extreme conduct
• almost continuous incarceration since age seventeen for various felony convictions bespeaks propensity for future criminal conduct
• “[T]he mere fact that a departure sentence exceeds by several times the maximum recommended under the Guidelines is of no independent consequence in determining whether the sentence is reasonable.”
• \The mere fact that a departure sentence exceeds by several times the maximum recommended under the Guidelines is of no independent consequence in determining whether the sentence is reasonable.\
• “[T]he mere fact that a departure sentence exceeds by several times the maximum recommended under the Guidelines is of no independent consequence in determining whether the sentence is reasonable.”
• “Section 3C1.1 is a directive to the court, instructing it to increase the offense level if it makes specific findings. Hence, if the court finds that the defendant obstructed justice, it must make the upward adjustment.”

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