Jesse Shaw was sentenced for bank robbery above the range set forth in the United States Sentencing Guidelines because the district court believed the Guidelines failed to account for his criminal history and role in assaulting a bank employee. The question on appeal is whether this nonguideline sentence is "reasonable" under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). For the reasons discussed below, we conclude...
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