Legal Opinion
United States v. Shalon Dragon
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 29, 2006No. 05-4906PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Shalon Dragon contends his criminal sentence was unreasonable under United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), because the District Court did not adequately consider the so-called parsimony provision of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) 1 in reaching his sentence. He also challenges the addition of two criminal-history points assessed to him upon the District Court’s finding that Dragon committed the crime of conviction while on probation. We have jurisdiction to review Dragon’s sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a). See United…
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