Jason Randall Howard v. United States
1. Is Howard's 457% above-guideline variance sentence procedurally unreasonable because the District Court failed to consider the need to avoid unwarranted disparities between Howard's sentence and those imposed upon defendants with similar or worse records?
II. Is Howard's 457% above-guideline variance sentence substantively unreasonable because it is greater than necessary to achieve its stated purpose "to protect the public from further crimes of the defendant?"
Is Howard's 457% above-guideline variance sentence procedurally unreasonable because the District Court failed to consider the need to avoid unwarranted disparities between Howard's sentence and those imposed upon defendants with similar or worse records?