United States v. George

Summary

The court affirmed George’s 180-month sentence, holding that the above-Guidelines sentence was substantively reasonable under the deferential abuse-of-discretion standard. The sentencing court reasonably weighed the extraordinary violence of the offense, the gang’s use of violence to advance its criminal enterprise, George’s leadership role, deterrence, and his criminal history, and the appellate court would not reweigh those factors. George’s challenge to the adequacy of the sentencing explanation could not establish substantive unreasonableness, particularly because he waived challenges other than substantive reasonableness.