United States v. Maxie Moore

MEMORANDUM

Maxie A. Moore (“Moore”) appeals from the sentence imposed upon him by the district court after he pled guilty to fraud and identity theft charges. Specifically, Moore argues that (1) the district court failed to adequately explain the basis for its sentence; (2) the sentence, including an upward variance, was substantively unreasonable; (3) a number of the special conditions imposed upon him, which appeared in the judgment but were not read aloud to him at sentencing, should be stricken; and (4) the district court abused its discretion in imposing sex-offender conditions of supervised release upon him, including the requirement that he register as a sex of fender under the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742 (a), and we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand. The parties are familiar with the facts underlying each challenge and thus we do not include them here.

When reviewing a sentence, we must “first ensure that the district court committed no significant procedural error, such as ... failing to adequately explain the chosen sentence — including an explanation for any deviation from the…