United States v. Parks

OPINION OF THE COURT

RENDELL, Circuit Judge.

Jermaine Parks appeals his sentence of 33 months’ imprisonment for escaping from custody in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751(a). He argues that (1) the sentence he received was unreasonable and (2) the District Court denied him due process by refusing to apply a four-level offense level reduction based on facts proven by a preponderance of the evidence, rather than beyond a reasonable doubt. For the reasons provided below, we will affirm.

On June 23, 2006, Parks signed out of Luzerne Community Corrections Center (“LCCC”), a halfway house in Philadelphia,…