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Michelle Chase v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that a sentence is pro- cedurally unreasonable if the district court ignores the § 3553(a) factors
  • noting that we ordinarily expect that a sentence within the guideline range is reasonable
  • explaining the district court abuses its discretion if it: “(1) fails to afford consideration to relevant factors that were due significant weight, (2) gives signifi- cant weight to an improper or irrelevant factor, or (3
  • “In fashioning a sentence, the district court enjoys discretion to give greater weight to one or more factors than to the others.”
  • “We review the reasonableness of the district court’s sentences for an abuse of discretion, employing a two-step process.”
  • not- ing that “the decision to impose consecutive federal sentences was well within the district court’s discretion”

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