The following excerpt is from United States v. Redeye, No. 16-1205-cr (2nd Cir. 2017):
Finally, the Defendant contends that the district court "did not adequately explain its sentence or its consideration of the guidelines or other factors, speaking about its rationale only minimally and in the most general terms." Appellant's Brief at 10. We read this as an argument that the court committed procedural error. "A sentencing court commits procedural error when it . . . fails to adequately explain the chosen sentence." United States v. Pattee, 820 F.3d 496, 512 (2d Cir. 2016) (citing United States v. Cavera, 550 F.3d 180, 190 (2d Cir. 2008) (en banc)).
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