United States v. Daniel W. Porter

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• holding that sentence 39 months above the guidelines range was reasonable where the guidelines range did not adequately protect the victim, the defendant’s estranged wife
• stating that unobjected-to facts in the presentence report are deemed admitted
• affirming an upward variance from a guidelines range of 57 to 71 months’ imprisonment to 120 months’ imprisonment due to pending kidnapping charges related to the offense of conviction
• “[T]here seems to be no point at which Mr. Porter is willing to stop in his desire to inflict injury and pain on Mrs. Porter.”
• “The factual predicate for the district court’s consideration of the pending [state] charges is not at issue. [The defendant] did not object to the PSR’s statement of the facts underlying the state charges and they are deemed admitted.”

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