4 Month Sentence for Federal Class B Misdemeanor

United States v. Dugan, No. 10 Cr. 06-1 (RWS), 2010 WL 4118374 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 12, 2010)

Dugan was convicted of having obstructed the entryway to a medical clinic in Manhattan.  Because the offense was a class B misdemeanor, the Guidelines did not apply.  Rather, the court was required to consider the remainder of the 3553(a) factors.  And, in doing so, the court concluded that a four month prison term was appropriate for purposes of specific and general deterrence.