U.S. v. Adams

Dist. Ct. did not err in sentencing defendant to 87-month term of incarceration on unlawful possession of firearm charge, even though defendant argued that Dist. Ct. erred in considering unreliable evidence from confidential informants and others that linked defendant to seven unsolved shootings when weighing sentencing factors under section 3553(a). Record showed that Dist. Ct. did not make any findings with respect to said evidence, but rather focused on factors such as defendant’s own statements that had bragged about his role in gang and his prior use of firearms, as well as his extensive criminal history when imposing instant sentence. Moreover, instant sentence was within applicable sentencing range.