United States Eighth Circuit

Sentence for drug-related offenses is vacated and remanded where the district court erroneously applied a presumption of reasonableness to the sentencing guidelines range.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/24/2008
• Published 04/24/2008

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, ARNOLD, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert G. Kuchar, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, argued (Raymond C. Conrad, Jr., Fed. Public Defender, Laine T. Cardarella, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Randall D. Eggert, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, MO, argued (John F. Wood, U.S. Atty., Catherine A. Connelly, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.