Legal Opinion
United States v. John Windell Clay
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 3, 2007No. 06-10088PublishedCited by 238 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
The main question presented in these cross-appeals is the contention of the government that John Windell Clay’s 60-month sentence for possessing methamphetamine precursors is unreasonably lenient, when the advisory Guidelines range was 188 to 235 months and the variance was based primarily on Clay’s postoffense rehabilitation. Several witnesses, including drug counselors and corrections workers, testified at Clay’s sentencing hearing that Clay’s rehabilitation was extraordinary, and the district court credited their testimony. In his appeal, Clay argues that the district…
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