U.S. v. Gibbs

Dist. Ct. did not err in sentencing defendant to above-guideline, 216-month term of incarceration on drug distribution charge that had statutory maximum sentence of 240 months. While defendant argued that Dist. Ct. had failed to give adequate explanation for sentence that was more than two years beyond high-end of guideline range, Dist. Ct. adequately addressed defendant’s main arguments in mitigation and then focused on defendant’s lengthy criminal record and its fear that defendant posed serious risk of recidivism. Moreover, defendant raised only borderline perfunctory arguments on appeal.