Legal Opinion
United States v. Bullion, James D.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 19, 2006No. 06-1523PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The guidelines range for his offense was 188 to 235 months, but the judge sentenced him to 264 months, and the defendant challenges the sentence as unreasonable. Because it exceeded the guidelines range, there is no presumption that it is reasonable. United States v. Robinson, 435 F.3d 699, 701 (7th Cir.2006). But the standard of reasonableness, introduced by the Booker decision, confers broad sentencing discretion. The judge must consider the guidelines but is in no sense bound by them. He is…
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