United States v. Runyan, No. 10-3400 (7th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseThe defendant, sentenced to 63 months as felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. 922, argued that the district court erred in applying the high end of the guidelines range without meaningfully considering his personal history and characteristics under 18 U.S.C. 3553, specifically, care he gave to his father before the father's 2007 death. The Seventh Circuit affirmed. Defendant's history as a caregiver was worthy of note, but the court properly also considered the defendant's extensive criminal history and the reckless nature of the drunken shooting spree that led to his arrest.
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