Legal Opinion
United States v. Benjamin Blue
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 12, 2017No. 16-4537PublishedCited by 207 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Chief Judge Gregory wrote the opinion, in which Judge Floyd and Judge Harris joined.
GREGORY, Chief Judge:
Defendant-Appellant Benjamin Cornelius Blue appeals his 272-month sentence, which the district court imposed after Blue pled guilty to’ armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Blue argues that, his sentence is unreasonable because the district court failed to address his nonfrivolous arguments in favor of a downward departure from the sentencing range. We agree. For the reasons that follow, we vacate Blue’s…
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