Defendant's sentence for theft of public money of two years' probation, conditioned on 240 hours of community service, is affirmed where: 1) it was reasonable for the presentence report to recommend, and the district court to agree, that the sanction for defendant's offense needed to be more than losing his right to hunt; and 2) the sentence was not procedurally unreasonable because little explanation was required for a within-guidelines sentence.
Read US v. Middagh, No. 09-2123
Appellate Information
Filed February 12, 2010
Judges
Opinion by Judge Hartz
Counsel
For Appellant:
John Van Butcher, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Albuquerque, NM
For Appellee:
Mary L. Higgins, Assistant United States Attorney, Albuquerque, NM
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