The following excerpt is from United States v. Butler, 20-1379-cr (2nd Cir. 2021):
States v. Jenkins, 854 F.3d 181, 190 (2d Cir. 2017) (emphasizing that "[d]istrict courts are required to carefully consider on an individualized basis 'the nature and circumstances of the offense and the history and characteristics of the defendant'" and that "those considerations must be applied in the context of the other 3553(a) factors" (quoting 18 U.S.C. 3553(a)(1))).
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