United States v. Terry Felder

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Terry Felder challenges both the proceedings leading to his conviction and his sentence under the dangerous special offender statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3575. We find no reversible error relating to Felder’s conviction. 1 With regard to Felder’s claim that the sentence was disproportionate in severity to the maximum sentence otherwise provided for his felony, we vacate and remand for resentencing because the trial court gave no express consideration to the statutory requirement of proportionality.

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Terry Felder was convicted by a jury of one count…