| Man Deemed Career Criminal
Gets 12 Years For Robbing Pawn Shop Reduction
Under Rivers
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell
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June 30 – Yaurel Centeno was
up for sentencing after
pleading guilty to the armed
robbery of a pawn shop in
Queens, New York, with a
previous record qualifying for
Career Criminal status.
On June
30, 2022 U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of
New York Judge Jesse M. Furman
held the sentencing. Inner
City Press went and covered
it.
Due to
criminal history, the
guideline sentence was between
262 and 327 months. Judge
Furman inquired into the
applicability of US v.
Rivers, 50 F.3d 1126,
1130-31 (2d Cir. 1995); he
said the guideline was
significantly too harsh.
In the
gallery, along with Inner City
Press, were family members of
Yaurel Centeno. They leaned
forward to hear. Defense
counsel asked for seven years,
linking it to four years of
college, three years of law
school.
Judge
Furman said while 262 months
was too much, seven years
would be too little, given the
crime and history.
He sentenced
Centeno to 144 month - 12
years - citing the defendant's
heartfelt letter and more
dispositive statement in the
proceeding. He said he hoped
not to see him after the 12
years, meaning on a VOSR.
The case is US v.
Centeno, 20-cr-432
(Furman)
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