Opinion ID: 365815
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Sentencing Criteria

Text: 41 In sentencing Cavanaugh, the trial judge took particular note of Cavanaugh's history of drug abuse, his lengthy criminal record and his failure to achieve rehabilitation during prior prison terms. Cavanaugh complains that the trial court gave excessive consideration to his use of illegal drugs. 42 A federal judge is granted wide discretion in sentencing and may appropriately conduct an inquiry broad in scope, largely unlimited either as to the kind of information he may consider, or the source from which it may come. United States v. Tucker, 404 U.S. 443, 446, 92 S.Ct. 589, 591, 30 L.Ed.2d 592 (1972); United States v. Stevenson, 573 F.2d 1105, 1108 (9th Cir. 1978). We find no abuse of discretion.