Paige Thompson, responsible for a major data breach in 2019, will be re-sentenced as her original sentence, vastly lower than federal guidelines, was deemed unreasonable by the Ninth Circuit. The court highlighted erroneous findings and an improper reliance on her personal circumstances, including transgender identity and trauma, as primary reasons for the lenient sentence. This case also reflects a broader judicial trend in challenging significant deviations from established sentencing protocols, prompting reassessments in how courts apply and weigh sentencing factors.
The district court considered that Thompson is transgender, autistic, and has suffered prior trauma in her life. However, personal characteristics should not solely dictate sentencing.
The appellate court found Thompson's sentence substantively unreasonable due to clear errors in the district court's assessment of sentencing factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a).
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