What is the test for a federal district court to determine whether a sentence based on the Guidelines amounts to abuse of discretion?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Shaday, 16-529 (2nd Cir. 2017):

"Our review of criminal sentences includes both procedural and substantive components and amounts to review for abuse of discretion." United States v. McIntosh, 753 F.3d 388, 393-94 (2d Cir. 2014) (per curiam) (internal quotation marks omitted). "A district court commits procedural error where it fails to calculate the Guidelines range . . . , makes a mistake in its Guidelines calculation, or treats the Guidelines as mandatory." United States v. Cavera, 550 F.3d 180, 190 (2d Cir. 2008) (en banc).

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