· 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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