United States Sixth Circuit

A sentence imposed following a Booker remand for drug-related offenses is vacated again and remanded for resentencing where the district court considered "impermissible factors" and failed to adequately justify a substantial downward variance from the applicable guidelines range.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/22/2007
• Published 02/22/2007

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge;  BELL, Chief District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Joseph R. Wilson, Assistant United States Attorney, Toledo, Ohio, for Appellant.  Spiros P. Cocoves, Law Office, Toledo, Ohio, for Appellee ON BRIEF:  Joseph R. Wilson, Assistant United States Attorney, Toledo, Ohio, for Appellant.  Spiros P. Cocoves, Law Office, Toledo, Ohio, for Appellee.