Legal Opinion
United States v. Poynter
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 26, 2007No. 05-6508PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J., joined by Jordan, D. J.,
SILER, J. (p. 359-60), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
Avery Poynter, 36 years old, pleaded guilty to traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with two minors. After calculating a guidelines range of 188-235 months and considering the § 3553(a) factors, the *350district court imposed a 720-month sentence (the statutory maximum) because Poynter was a repeat child sex offender. Unable to conclude that this variance resulted from a reasonable application of § 3553, we reverse.
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On May 4, 1989, Avery Poynter pleaded…
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