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United States v. Amono Washington

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 17, 2014No. 13-1468PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Amono Washington pleaded guilty to attempting to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and was sentenced to a term of 97 months in prison. In imposing that sentence, the judge said only that he had “considered all the factors of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)” and that the crime was “serious.” Although the case is straightforward and the sentence is within the sentencing guidelines range, this truncated explanation for the 97-month term is insufficient. Accordingly, we vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.

I. Background

In March 2010 DEA agents arrested Washington at…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Tapia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. United States v. Karl CunninghamCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. ShannonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by23 opinions

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