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United States v. Grams

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 29, 2009No. 08-1697PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Daniel Francis Grams pleaded guilty to robbing a credit union in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). The district court sentenced Grams to a term of imprisonment of seventy-two months. On appeal, he contends that the district court abused its discretion in sentencing him. We agree — because the district court failed to explain adequately its reason for imposing the sentence, we vacate Grams’s sentence and remand for resentencing.

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Using the 2008 version of the Guidelines manual, the probation office calculated a total offense level of nineteen and a criminal…

3Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. United States v. VonnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
  3. Glover v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  4. Irizarry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  5. United States v. Henry A. BosticCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004

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4Cited by37 opinions

  1. United States v. Herrera-ZunigaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  2. United States v. Tristan-MadrigalCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. Michael ThoranCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2016
  5. United States v. DennyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011

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