What is the test for "abuse of discretion" in reviewing a challenged sentence for reasonableness?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Howells, No. 15-4192-cr (2nd Cir. 2017):
In reviewing a challenged sentence for reasonableness, we apply "a particularly deferential form of abuse-of-discretion" review to both the procedures used to arrive at the sentence (procedural reasonableness) and to the length of the sentence (substantive reasonableness). United States v. Cavera, 550 F.3d 180, 188 & n.5 (2d Cir. 2008) (en
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