United States v. Heim, No. 18-2987 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's sentence and rejected the contention that the district court created unwarranted disparities contrary to 18 U.S.C. 3553(a)(6), when it refused to vary from a guidelines provision that other district judges disagree with as a matter of sentencing policy. In this case, defendant was essentially asking the court to compel the district court to disagree with a guidelines provision as a matter of sentencing policy because other sentencing judges have done so.
Court Description: Loken, Author, with Colloton and Kobes, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Sentencing. When a district judge refuses to vary from a guidelines provision that other district judges disagree with a matter of sentencing policy, the judge's refusal to vary does not create an unwarranted sentencing disparity.
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