Legal Opinion
United States v. Carter
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 27, 2009No. 08-4643PublishedCited by 434 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
Jack Dale Carter pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm after a felony conviction in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (2006). Carter’s properly-calculated advisory Guidelines sentencing range is 37 to 46 months, but the district court sentenced him to a term of probation. The Government appeals, arguing that Carter’s sentence is procedurally and substantively unreasonable. Because the district court failed to state any particularized basis to support its chosen sentence, we cannot uphold the sentence as procedurally reasonable or determine its…
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