United States v. Ranum

MEMORANDUM

ADELMAN, District Judge.

On January 14, 2005, two days after the Supreme Court decided United States v. Booker, I had occasion to sentence defendant Mark Ranum, a loan officer convicted of misapplying bank funds. In order to impose sentence on Ranum, I had to carefully consider Booker’s directives to district courts. In this memorandum, I explain how I understand Booker and why I sentenced defendant Ranum to a year and a day in prison.

I. PRINCIPLES OF SENTENCING POST-BOOKER

In Booker, the Supreme Court held that Blakely v. Washington applied to the federal sentencing guidelines, and…