United States Eighth Circuit

Sentence for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine pursuant to a stipulated agreement is affirmed where defendant: 1) entered into a stipulation which was the product of counseled negotiations with the government; 2) explicitly and voluntarily exposed himself to a sentence range of 360 months to life and acknowledged that any sentence in this range was reasonable; and 3) did not raise any legal or equitable challenges to his negotiated stipulation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/20/2008
• Published 05/20/2008

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rees Conrad Douglas, argued, Sioux City, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John H. Lammers, AUSA, argued, Sioux City, IA, for appellee.