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U.S. v. Cavera, No. 05-4591-cr(L) (2nd Cir.) (505 F.3d 216) (October 11, 2007) (Judge Richard J. Cardamone)

Loaded on Dec. 1, 2007 published in Punch and Jurists December 10, 2007
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Here rthe Court held that under the circumstances of this case, the district court's reliance on the simple fact of population density to impose a non-guidelines sentence constituted legal error and rendered the defendant's sentence unreasonable.

For a summary of the holding in this amended decision, see "Mindful of 'Booker,' ...

 

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