Gall v. United States
Citation
552 U.S. 38 (2007)
Facts
Stub — to be completed.
Issue
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Holding
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Rule
Sentences that fall outside the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines range are reviewed on appeal for abuse of discretion, not under a heightened standard; courts of appeals may not require “extraordinary” circumstances to justify a variance.
Significance
Firmly established that post-Booker sentencing review uses an abuse-of-discretion standard for all sentences and that district courts have broad discretion to vary from the Guidelines based on individualized § 3553(a) factors.