District Court, M.D. Alabama April 14, 2006, Criminal Action 2:05cr19-MHT (United States v. Terry)

OPINION

MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.

This criminal case involves the tragic intersection of a state foster care system and the criminal justice system. It also raises the question of what constitutes a “reasonable” sentence, which has taken on added significance since the Supreme Court decided

United States v. Booker,

543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.