Does a federal district judge have authority to ignore statutory sentencing ranges?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Chavez, 549 F.3d 119 (2nd Cir. 2008):
United States v. Roberson, 474 F.3d 432, 436 (7th Cir.2007); see id. at 434 (Booker "did not authorize district judges to ignore statutory sentencing ranges").
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