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United States v. William Sexton

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 1, 2018No. 17-1781PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

*264 Defendant William Sexton appeals his sentence of 96 months of imprisonment for committing bank robbery by intimidation. Sexton argues that his sentence is substantively unreasonable because the district court failed to explain why it departed upward by 18 months and imposed a 96-month sentence rather than an alternative sentence. We hold that the district court's departure was not substantively unreasonable, and we therefore affirm Sexton's sentence.

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On June 10, 2016, Sexton entered a Chemical Bank in Edwardsburg, Michigan and presented to the teller a note on which…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. ConatserCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
  2. United States v. Herrera-ZunigaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. VowellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. Algis J. GaleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. David Shew FeinmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991

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  3. United States v. Cordero BarnesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. Daqone WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
  5. United States v. Hunter LoosCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2023

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