United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant's firearm possession sentence is vacated, where the District Court's sentence was procedurally unreasonable because it failed to calculate the applicable Guidelines range and did not explain the chosen sentence, and its subsequent written statement did not clarify its decision.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/14/2009
• Published 05/14/2009

Judges

• Before:  MOORE and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges;  FORESTER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Richard D. Stroba, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant.  Jennifer L. McManus, Assistant United States Attorney, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Richard D. Stroba, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant.  Julie Ann Woods, Assistant United States Attorney, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.