United States v. Charles Johnson, III

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• holding fifteen-month upward variance for armed robbery was substantively reasonable given the nature of the crime, defendant’s use of firearms in other robberies, and to ensure just punishment
• affirming upward variance where the district court “[found] that the defendant’s criminal history category understated the seriousness of his criminal history.”
• affirming upward variance where the district court “[found] that the defendant’s criminal history category un- derstated the seriousness of his criminal history.”
• upholding upward variance in part because the district court reasonably concluded the Guidelines range understated the seriousness of the defendant’s recent criminal history
• deferring to “weight . . . given each of [the § 3553(a)] factors” by the district court and affirming imposition of an upward variance as substantively reasonable
• deferring to “weight . . . given to each of [the § 3553] factors” by the district court and affirming imposition of an upward variance as substantively reasonable

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