Legal Opinion
United States v. Gantt
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 30, 2012No. 11-3127PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Deshane Gantt pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas to brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, see 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1), and received a sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment. He appeals his sentence, arguing that it was both procedurally and substantively unreasonable. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm. Defendant’s sentence was procedurally reasonable because the district court adequately explained why it varied from the guideline sentence, and it was substantively reasonable because the…
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