United States v. Nelson

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

NEIL M. GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.

After James Nelson pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of his minor daughter in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2243(a), he and the government agreed that the advisory sentencing guidelines suggested a sentence in the range of 51 to 63 months’ imprisonment. At sentencing, however, the district court varied upward, imposing a 180-month sentence, the statutory maximum. Now before us, Mr. Nelson appears to dispute both procedural and substantive aspects of his sentence. Because Mr. Nelson made no such objection before the district court, however, we review…