Legal Opinion
United States v. James Brinley
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 9, 2012No. 10-5829PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARTHA CRAIG DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.
Defendant James Terry Brinley pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud relating to a fraudulent investment scheme, in which he converted for his own purposes over three million dollars invested with him by approximately 25 clients. Although the presentence report recommended a federal Sentencing Guidelines range of 63-78 months, the district court sentenced Brinley to 108 months in prison. On appeal, Brinley challenges both the procedural and substantive reasonableness of his sentence. Specifically, he argues (1) that the district court relied on…
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