United States v. Courtney

ORDER SPECIFYING REASONS FOR UPWARD DEPARTURE

SMITH, District Judge.

Earlier today, the Court sentenced Defendant Robert Ray Courtney to a term of imprisonment of 360 months. In so doing, the Court declared that it was departing upward from the Sentencing Guidelines by adding three levels to Defendant’s Total Offense Level. The Court identified four grounds that independently justified a three level increase and a fifth that the Court expressly refrained from ruling on. This Order further details the Court’s reasoning with respect to the four grounds for departure.

First, for purposes of the…