United States v. Werlein, No. 11-1404 (8th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseDefendant pled guilty to production of child pornography and the district court imposed a maximum statutory penalty of 30 years in prison. Defendant appealed his sentence. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing defendant where the district court heavily relied on the guideline range, carefully reviewed the 18 U.S.C. 3553(a) factors, sentenced defendant to 360 months to "promote respect for the law" and "protect the public safety," and did not impose or lengthen defendant's sentence to promote his rehabilitation.
Court Description: Criminal case - Sentencing. Sentence was not substantively unreasonable; record did not show that the district court imposed or lengthened defendant's sentence to promote his rehabilitation.
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