United States Sixth Circuit

A sixty-month sentence for travel with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity is affirmed where the district court's alternative sentence, which represented a variance from the Sentencing Guidelines, was reasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/10/2008
• Published 01/10/2008

Judges

• Before:  BATCHELDER and MOORE, Circuit Judges;  BUNNING, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Paul L. Nelson, Federal Public Defender's Office, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant.  Jennifer L. McManus, Assistant United States Attorney, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Paul L. Nelson, Federal Public Defender's Office, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant.  Paul D. Lochner, Assistant United States Attorney, Marquette, Michigan, for Appellee.