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United States v. Barnes

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided May 16, 2018No. 17-7016; 17-7017PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge.

This is the second appeal arising from crimes committed by two corrections officers, Raymond Barnes and Christopher Brown, while employed at the Muskogee County Jail. The government argues the sentences the district court imposed after we remanded for resentencing are substantively unreasonable. Because we find the district court did not abuse its discretion in granting a downward variance from the United States Sentencing Guidelines, we affirm.

I. Background

Barnes and Brown both held administrative roles at the Muskogee County Jail. Barnes served as the Jail…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. United States v. Arthur OrtizCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
  5. United States v. SmartCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by41 opinions

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  4. United States v. CooksonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2019
  5. United States v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2020

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