The following excerpt is from United States v. Brown, No. 2:13-cr-00407-TLN (E.D. Cal. 2016):
It is the discretion of the district court to determine a reasonable sentence that will "take into consideration many of the factors enumerated" within the sentencing guidelines. United States v. Ellis, 641 F.3d 411, 421 (9th Cir. 2011).
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