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United States v. Jeffrey Jackson

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 14, 2017No. 15-3053PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judge:

Jeffrey Norman Jackson appeals his above-Guidelines sentence of imprisonment on the grounds that the district court failed to give valid reasons for his sentence and that the reasons the court did mention were invalid.

Jackson began committing his crime in this case while he was pleading guilty and being sentenced for a nearly identical crime. After being sentenced for his first offense, Jackson continued his criminal activity, despite the district court’s leniency in giving him probation rather than imprisonment.

Jackson’s earlier crime involved Unlimited…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. United States National Bank v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Molina-Martinez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. United States v. Dawayne BrownCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
  2. United States v. Morales-NegronCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2020
  3. United States v. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  4. United States v. DuckettCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
  5. United States v. Dawayne BrownCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018

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