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U.S. v. PETRUS

No. 08-1706.

588 F.3d 347 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wasem PETRUS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 23, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Mark J. Kriger, LaRene & Kriger, P.L.C., Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Jennifer J. Sinclair, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: N.C. Deday LaRene, LaRene & Kriger, P.L.C., Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Jennifer J. Sinclair, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

SARGUS, D.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which McKEAGUE, J., joined. GILMAN, J. (pp. 357-60), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

EDMUND A. SARGUS, JR., District Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Wasem Petrus ("Defendant") challenges the 70-month sentenced imposed by the district court following his guilty plea to a charge of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute methylenedioxymethamphetamine ("MDMA"). Defendant contends that his sentence is procedurally unreasonable because the district judge failed to adequately explain her apparent rejection of Defendant...

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