United States v. Riley, Chrisopher

Because imposing a criminal sentence implicates “the most elemental of liberty interests — the interest in being free from physical detention by one’s own government,” Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, - U.S. -, 124 S.Ct. 2633, 2646, 159 L.Ed.2d 578 (2004) (citing Foucha v. Louisiana, 504 U.S. 71, 80, 112 S.Ct. 1780, 1785-86, 118 L.Ed.2d 437 (1979)), it is imperative that courts reach sentencing decisions properly. Cf. United States v. Saro, 24 F.3d 283, 287-88 (D.C.Cir.1994). The Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to End the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (“the PROTECT Act”), Pub. L.…