United States Fourth Circuit

Defendant's robbery and firearms sentence is affirmed, where the District Court's decision to grant the government's motion for upward departure under 18 U.S.C. section 3553(a) was reasonable given Defendant's recidivist tendencies.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/05/2008
• Decided 03/12/2009
• Published 03/12/2009

Judges

• Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, and WILKINSON and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Ronald Cohen, Wilmington, North Carolina, for Appellant.   Anne Margaret Hayes, Office of the United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  George E.B. Holding, United States Attorney, Jennifer P. May-Parker, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.