United States v. Phelps

SENTENCING MEMORANDUM

COLLIER, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On March 4, 2005, the Court sentenced Defendant Jerry Phelps (“Defendant”) to a term of 150 months imprisonment. The Court is now issuing this Memorandum in conjunction with the written judgment in this case so as to provide greater detail regarding the reasons for the specific sentence imposed and to communicate the methodology the Court intends to follow in all future cases 1 in light of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in United States v. Booker, — U.S.-, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005).

II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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