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U.S. v. WASHINGTON

No. 13-1468.

739 F.3d 1080 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Amono WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 17, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal Cho Hong , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jonathan E. Hawiey , Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, Peter W. Henderson , Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, SYKES, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Amono Washington pleaded guilty to attempting to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and was sentenced to a term of 97 months in prison. In imposing that sentence, the judge said only that he had "considered all the factors of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)" and that the crime was "serious." Although the case is straightforward and the sentence is within the sentencing guidelines range, this truncated explanation for the 97-month term is insufficient...

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