United States v. Roberts
United States v. Roberts
Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Defendant-appellant Ernest Roberts appeals from the November 13, 2006 judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Kaplan, J.), re-sentencing him principally to 51 months in prison following his conviction after trial for conspiracy to deal firearms without a federal firearms license in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and for dealing in firearms without a federal firearms license in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A) & (2). We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history of the case.
Roberts contends that the district court’s sentence was procedurally and substantively unreasonable. See United States v. Fernandez, 443 F.3d 19, 26 (2d Cir. 2006) (stating that we review a district court’s sentencing decision for reasonableness). Procedurally, Roberts argues that the district court erred by failing to consider adequately each of the factors enumerated in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and by placing too much emphasis on general deterrence. The record shows, however, that the district judge did consider each of the relevant factors, and the weight it gave to deterrence of similar crimes was well
For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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- Full Case Name
- United States v. Ernest ROBERTS
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- Published