What is our review of "substantively unreasonable" sentences?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Zeilman, 18-1937-cr (2nd Cir. 2019):

Our review of a sentence for substantive reasonableness is "particularly deferential." United States v. Broxmeyer, 699 F.3d 265, 289 (2d Cir. 2012). We will set aside a sentence as substantively unreasonable only if it "cannot be located within the range of permissible decisions." United States v. Cavera, 550 F.3d 180, 189 (2d Cir. 2008) (en banc) (internal quotation marks omitted). We identify as substantively unreasonable "only those sentences that are so shockingly high, shockingly low, or otherwise unsupportable as a matter of law that allowing them to stand would damage the administration of justice." Broxmeyer, 699 F.3d at 289 (internal quotation marks omitted).

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