United States v. Bradford

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

This case is once again before us. In our prior ruling, we vacated Marlon J. Bradford’s sentence of 36 months’ imprisonment as unreasonable and remanded the case to the district court for resentencing. United States v. Bradford, 447 F.3d 1026, 1029 (8th Cir.2006) (Bradford I). On remand, the district court treated Bradford, a career criminal, as a criminal history category I offender, and imposed a sentence of 60 months’ imprisonment— amounting to a 45% variance from the low end of the applicable guidelines range. On appeal, the government argues that the sentence is…