United States v. Donta Boelter

Donta Boelter appeals the 24-month sentence he received following the revocation of his supervised release. Boelter contends the sentence is substantively unreasonable because it is greater than necessary to achieve the purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). Because we conclude Boelter’s sentence was substantively reasonable, we affirm. 1

On January 29, 2010, Boelter pled guilty to one count of retaliating against a witness, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1513(b)(1). Boelter’s calculated Sentencing Guidelines range was 30-37 months. At his sentencing hearing on September 7, 2011, the district court 2…