Case Explained: Non-Argument Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANTWAN D. WILLIAMS

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Filed: 2026-08-04 Docket: 8:24-cr-00200-WFJ-LSG-5 The eleventh-circuit affirmed the district court’s imposition of a 188-month sentence for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, rejecting the defendant’s claims that the sentence was procedurally and substantively unreasonable. Regarding procedural reasonableness, the court applied an abuse-of-discretion standard and held that any potential error in declining to apply a minor-role reduction was harmless because Williams qualified as a career offender under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1(b), which mandated an offense level of 34 regardless of such a reduction. Regarding substantive reasonableness, the court determined the sentence was reasonable because it fell at the bottom of the applicable guidelines range and below the statutory maximum, and the district court properly weighed the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors given Williams’s extensive violent criminal history. The court further found no unwarranted sentencing disparities because the co-defendants cited by Williams were not similarly situated due to their lower criminal history categories and provision of substantial assistance. The judgment of the district court is affirmed. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.