Legal Opinion
United States v. Penson
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 27, 2008No. 06-3419PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
The instant case presents this court with a particularly troubling example of a procedurally unreasonable sentence that also exceeds the statutory-maximum sentence. George Washington Penson, III (“Pen-son”) appeals his sentence and the judgment entered by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. For the reasons explained below, we VACATE the judgment of the district court and REMAND for resentencing.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURE
On May 6, 2003, an indictment charged Penson with one count of unarmed bank robbery in violation of 18…
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