Judge Did Not Err When Imposing Sentence Above Guidelines, 11th Circuit Says

Mealey's (October 11, 2019, 8:47 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A federal judge in Florida did not err when ordering a man to a prison term that was 35 months above U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Oct. 8, finding that the judge properly considered the defendant’s earlier conviction for health care fraud and that the subsequent scheme that led to the underlying indictment occurred just two months after his supervised release period ended (United States v. Alberto Romero Cuza, No. 19-10402, 11th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 30263)....