United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant's sentence for a drug conviction is affirmed over his challenge that the district court erred in failing to consider information contained in his sentencing memorandum which detailed defendant's troubled family history and contained studies regarding the negative effects a long sentence may have on his children.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/02/2004
• Published 12/02/2004

Judges

• Before:  COLE and ROGERS, Circuit Judges;  COHN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David M. Eldridge, Eldridge & Blakney, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David C. Jennings, Assistant United States Attorney, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee.