Abuse Of Discretion Standard For Sentencing

10 Florida cases classified under this topic · sorted by citation count · browse and sort

• United States v. Noll
  600 F.2d 1123· 5th Cir.· 1979-08-13 ·cited 40×
  The court held that the appellant's contentions regarding speedy trial, hearsay admissibility, entrapment, codefendant testimony, sufficiency of evidence, and sentencing were meritless, affirming his conviction.
• Jones v. United States
  783 F.2d 1477· 9th Cir.· 1986-03-06 ·cited 26×
  The court held that alleged inaccuracies in a presentence report or a sentencing judge's subjective expectations about the Parole Commission's application of guidelines are insufficient grounds to vacate or amend a sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
• United States v. Flemino
  691 F.2d 1263· 8th Cir.· 1982-11-02 ·cited 24×
  The court held that the defendant caused the use of the mails in furtherance of the mail fraud scheme, and that the jury instructions and sentencing were not erroneous.
• United States v. Dawson
  576 F.2d 656· 5th Cir.· 1978-07-14 ·cited 23×
  The court held that the defendant's conviction for aiding and abetting a bank robbery is affirmed because the evidence was sufficient and the trial court committed no reversible error.
• United States v. Rosandich
  729 F.2d 1512· 8th Cir.· 1984-03-28 ·cited 18×
  A sentence is not subject to review unless it exceeds statutory limits, violates constitutional or procedural requirements, or reflects a manifest abuse of discretion.
• United States v. Smith
  839 F.2d 175· 3d Cir.· 1988-02-17 ·cited 15×
  The court held that the district court erred by refusing to consider the defendant's cooperation as a factor in sentencing, and by relying on immunized testimony.
• Peterson v. United States
  432 F.2d 545· 8th Cir.· 1970-10-02 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the motion for reduction of sentence was untimely filed and the sentence imposed was within statutory limits and not an abuse of discretion.
• United States v. Stevenson
  942 F.2d 1111· 7th Cir.· 1991-08-30 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support a single conspiracy conviction for Gary Stevenson and that the evidentiary rulings and sentences for Gary Stevenson, Barry Stevenson, and Ronald Vesper were not abuses of discretion.
• United States v. McCARGO
  783 F.2d 507· 5th Cir.· 1986-02-19 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the taxpayer's disobedience of the magistrate's order to seize property was sufficient to support a criminal contempt conviction, and the sentence imposed was within the court's authority.
• United States v. Morgan
  469 F.2d 83· 6th Cir.· 1972-11-01
  The jury's verdict is supported by substantial evidence, and the sentences were not excessive.