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· 4/10/2015

United States v. Joshua Pillault

Citations

  • 783 F.3d 282
  • 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 5849
  • 2015 WL 1611837

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that the district court discussed the defendant’s work history and his disciplinary record as motivating its desire to protect the public
  • holding a fact-specific explanation, consistent with the § 3553(a) factors, is sufficient to justify a sentence outside the Guidelines range
  • affirming a sentence of 72 months’ though the top of the advisory Guidelines range was 24 months’
  • affirming a sentence of 72 months’ though the top of the advisory Guidelines range was 24 months’
  • evidence that defendant purchased materials to make a pipe bomb and had specific plans to carry out attack on particular high school on certain date sufficient to sustain enhancement

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Judges: Dennis, Prado, Higginson

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