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· 1/8/2016

United States v. Rivera-Gonzalez

Citations

  • 809 F.3d 706
  • 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 278
  • 2016 WL 98476

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a \dramatic -- 25–year -- upwards variance from the guidelines sentence\ where \no explanation\ could be \inferred from the record\ was plain error
  • vacating a 360-month sentence where the GSR was 60 months and the court gave \no explanation\ for the variance
  • rejecting same argument as contrary to our case law
  • setting out the plain-error standard

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Judges: Barron, Hawkins', Lipez

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