United States v. Lymon

EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Davon Lymon challenges the procedure by which the district court decided to order the three federal sentences imposed in this case to be consecutive. In particular, although U.S.S.G. § 5G1.2 indicated Lymon's sentences should run concurrently, the district court instead imposed them consecutively, citing 18 U.S.C. § 3584 . The court did not procedurally err because the sentencing guidelines are only advisory, the district court considered the guidelines' recommendation before exercising its discretion under § 3584 to order consecutive sentences, and the court…