U.S. v. PENSON

No. 06-3419.

526 F.3d 331 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George W. PENSON, III, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 27, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Vanessa Faye Malone, Federal Public Defender's Office, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Gary D. Arbeznik, Assistant United States Attorney, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.

Before: MOORE and COLE, Circuit Judges; WISEMAN, District Judge.


OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

The instant case presents this court with a particularly troubling example of a procedurally unreasonable sentence that also exceeds the statutory-maximum sentence. George Washington Penson, III ("Penson") appeals his sentence and the judgment entered by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. For the reasons explained below, we VACATE the judgment of the district court and...

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