What is the test for setting aside a district court's substantive determination that a sentence is too long?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Greenberg, 18-1768 (2nd Cir. 2019):

3. "In examining the substantive reasonableness of a sentence, we review the length of the sentence imposed to determine whether it cannot be located within the range of permissible decisions." United States v. Matta, 777 F.3d 116, 124 (2d Cir. 2015) (internal quotation marks omitted). We will "set aside a district court's substantive determination only in exceptional cases." Cavera, 550 F.3d at 190 (emphasis omitted).

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