Legal Opinion
United States v. James J. Severino
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 11, 2006No. 05-3695PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ACKERMAN, District Judge.
Defendant James Severino appeals the reasonableness of his sentence on the grounds that the District Court failed to recognize its authority to consider extraordinary acceptance of responsibility as a factor in sentencing. After a careful review of the record, we conclude that the District Court properly understood its authority and the advisory nature of the Sentencing Guidelines, and that the sentence it imposed was reasonable. We will therefore AFFIRM the judgment of the District Court.
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To support his heroin addiction, Defendant James Severino…
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