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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. KEJUAN PHARRELL CARTER

Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Dec 27, 2023

Head Comment: GILMAN filed a separate concurring opinion

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Joanna C. Kloet, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Daniel T. McGraw, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.

Judge(s): LARSEN

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan at Grand Rapids

LARSEN, Circuit Judge. Kejuan Pharrell Carter pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine and was sentenced to 108 months’ imprisonment. Carter challenges the procedural reasonableness of that sentence, arguing that the district court failed to address his policy argument for a downward variance from the advisory Sentencing Guidelines range. Carter is not entitled to relief because he either waived his right to bring this challenge or invited the alleged error, and no manifest injustice will result from declining to consider his challenge. We affirm.

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