United States v. Vitrano

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• explaining that, post-Booker, the fact that a district court departs from the advisory guidelines is not the issue; the issue is whether the sentence imposed is reasonable
• all that is needed to sustain an above-guidelines sentence is an adequate statement of the judge’s reasons, consistent with section 3553(a), for thinking that the sentence selected is indeed appropriate for the particular defendant
• all that is needed to sustain an above-guidelines sentence is an adequate statement of the judge’s reasons, consistent with section 3553(a), for thinking that the sentence selected is indeed appropriate for the par- ticular defendant

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