What is the test for appellate judges to determine the length of a sentence in a federal criminal case?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Schwarz, 500 F.2d 1350 (2nd Cir. 1974):
'If there is one rule in the federal criminal practice which is firmly established, it is that the appellate court has no control over a sentence which is within the limits allowed by a statute.' Gurera v. United States, 40 F.2d 338, 340 (CA8 1930).
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