U.S. v. Vaughn, No. 05-1518 (7th Cir.) (433 F.3d 917) (January 6, 2006) (Judge Kenneth F. Ripple)
"After Booker, although the Sentencing Guidelines are advisory, sentencing judges nevertheless are required to compute correctly the applicable sentencing range; they then may depart from this range if appropriate justification is offered for the departure. Sentences that fall within a properly computed sentencing range are entitled to a "rebuttable presumption ...
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