What is the reasonableness of a sentence imposed by the district court for abuse of discretion?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Constantine, 18-93 (2nd Cir. 2019):

We review the reasonableness of the sentence imposed by the district court for abuse of discretion. United States v. Verkhoglyad, 516 F.3d 122, 127 (2d Cir. 2008). A sentence is procedurally unreasonable where the district court "fails to calculate the Guidelines range," "makes a mistake in its Guidelines calculation," "treats the Guidelines as mandatory," "does not consider the [18 U.S.C.] 3553(a) factors," "rests its sentence on a clearly erroneous finding of fact," or "fails adequately to explain its chosen sentence." United States v. Cavera, 550 F.3d 180,

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