By: Derek Hawkins//March 21, 2017//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: United States of America v. Antwon D. Jenkins
Case No.: 15-3068
Officials: BAUER, ROVNER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Motion to Suppress – Sentencing
Appellant sentence was not over broad or an abuse of discretion.
“As discussed above, the court clearly identified the § 3553(a) factors that it believed warranted the imposition of a consecutive sentence: Jenkins’ “substantial” criminal history; the seriousness of the offense; the need for just punishment; and to promote respect for the law. The court remarked that Jenkins “thumbs his nose at the rules” and believes that “the rules and laws don’t apply to him.” As a result, the court believed that a consecutive rather than concurrent sentence
was most appropriate. We have held that “undoubtedly a sentencing court enjoys broad discretion in deciding whether to run concurrent or consecutive terms.” United States v. Bour, 804 F.3d 880, 885 (7th Cir. 2015) (citation and quotation marks omitted). We do not find Jenkins’ sentence to be an abuse of that broad discretion. Consequently, Jenkins’ sentence is substantively reasonable.”
Affirmed