What is the test for "unreasonableness" review under the abuse-of-discretion standard?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Delacruz, 862 F.3d 163 (2nd Cir. 2017):

Id . ; see id . at 41, 128 S.Ct. 586 ("courts of appeals must review all sentences ... under a deferential abuse-of-discretion standard"); United States v. Cavera , 550 F.3d 180, 188 n.5 (2d Cir. 2008) (en banc) ("the unreasonableness' standard is a particularly deferential form of abuse-of-discretion review"), cert. denied , 556 U.S. 1268, 129 S.Ct. 2735, 174 L.Ed.2d 247 (2009).

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