United States v. James Lester Killgo III

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• noting that following Booker, we review the imposition of sentences for unreasonableness, “judging it with regard to the factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)”
• explaining that part of Booker's remedial command requires appellate courts to review the sentence for reasonableness
• explaining that a failure to anticipate a change in the law does not place that change outside the scope of a waiver of the right to appeal
• stating ”[w]hile Killgo’s appeal waiver is sufficient to bar his Sixth Amendment claim, we recognize that it did not waive the application of a constitutional standard of review on appeal.”
• reviewing sentence for unreasonableness despite plea waiver that made Booker's Sixth Amendment holding inapplicable
• reviewing for clear error the district court’s findings made on questions of relevant conduct

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