U.S. v. Taylor

Dist. Ct. erred in re-sentencing 54-year-old defendant to 176-month term of incarceration on charge of unlawful possession of firearm. Record showed that at time of re-sentencing, defendant had serious vision problems and had been model prisoner during prior 140 months of his incarceration, and that instant sentence was more than twice defendant’s applicable guideline range of 70 to 87 months. Moreover, Dist. Ct. did not adequately justify instant length of sentence based on defendant's criminal history and his prior written complaints against judicial officials, where defendant’s criminal history generally concerned offenses that occurred prior to 2000, and where defendant’s prior written complaints against judicial personnel would not be reliable factor in predicting likelihood that defendant would commit future crimes given his health concerns.