Topic: we review sentencing decisions only for abuse of discretion… · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 27 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from United States v. Shaw.

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1 United States v. Shaw Anchor
ca11 · 2009
green “we review sentencing decisions only for abuse of discretion, and we use a two-step process.” 22
2 United States v. Alfaro-Moncada
ca11 · 2010
green “although we do not automatically presume a sentence within the guidelines range is reasonable, we 'ordinarily ... expect a sentence within the guidelines range to be reasonable.” 5

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