Eleventh Circuit· 7/29/2010

United States v. Irey

Citations

612 F.3d 1160
2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 15669

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holding that a district court abuses its discre- tion when it “gives significant weight to an improper or irrelevant factor”
holding that a downward variance of 12.5 years, or 42% was a major variance
conceding that our en banc decision in “Irey articulated meaningful lower and upper limits on a court’s sentencing discretion,”
explaining that the “primary purpose” of the Sentencing Reform Act “was to channel district courts’ sentencing discretion and reduce disparity in sentencing”
explaining that a case is outside the heartland “if there was something unusual, either about the defendant or the circumstances surrounding the crime, that warranted a different sentence”
explaining that a case is outside the heartland “if there was something unusual, either about the defendant or the circumstances surrounding the crime, that warranted a different sentence”

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Judges: Carnes, Hill, Tjoflat, Edmondson, Birch, Barkett, Martin

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