United States of America v. Sean Christian Parker

Greensboro, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted interference with commerce by robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1951(a).



Appellate courts review the reasonableness of a sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) using an

abuse-of-discretion standard, regardless of whether [the sentence is] inside, just outside, or

significantly outside the Guidelines range.” United States v. Nance, 957 F.3d 204, 212 (4th

Cir. 2020) (citation modified). In performing that review, we first "evaluate procedural

reasonableness, determining whether the district court committed any procedural error,

such as improperly calculating the Guidelines range, failing to consider the § 3553(a)

factors, or failing to adequately explain the chosen sentence.” Id. While a district court

must address the "central thesis” of each sentencing argument, it is "not also required to

address separately each supporting data point marshalled on its behalf.

The Defendant was sentenced to 148 months' imprisonment.



Affirmed