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U.S. v. MANZELLA

No. 06-3434.

475 F.3d 152 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America v. Valerie MANZELLA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed February 2, 2007.

As Amended February 8, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa B. Freeland, Federal Public Defender, Kimberly R. Brunson, Esquire (Argued), Office of Federal Public Defender, Pittsburgh, PA, Counsel for Appellant.

Mary Beth Buchanan, United States Attorney, Robert L. Eberhardt, Esquire (Argued), Kelly R. Labby, Esquire, Office of United States Attorney, Pittsburgh, PA, Counsel for Appellee.

Before RENDELL and AMBRO, Circuit Judges BAYLSON, District Judge.

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

Section 3582(a) of Title 18 requires sentencing judges to "recogniz[e] that imprisonment is not an appropriate means of promoting correction and rehabilitation." We conclude that the District Court, despite the best of intentions, violated this statutory command by sentencing Valerie Manzella to 30 months of imprisonment solely because a term of that length was believed necessary to make her eligible...

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