Legal Opinion
United States v. Tom
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 1, 2007No. 05-2347PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals the sentence imposed by the district court on Defendant-Appellee Charlie Tom for the murder of his infant son. It contends that the award of a Guidelines sentencing range reduction based on Tom’s acceptance of responsibility was inappropriate in light of Tom’s challenge to the factual element of intent in the case against him. It further contends that the district court’s decision to exercise its discretion under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) to vary by approximately 60% from the correct Guidelines sentencing range was unreasonable. We agree with the…
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