Read US v. Linderman, 09-1044

Defendant's carjacking and firearm possession sentence is affirmed where: 1) the district court gave adequate consideration to the allegedly mitigating facets of defendant's personal history and characteristics; and 2) the district court's statements did not warrant a conclusion that the court was dissatisfied with defendant's Guidelines range or that it was the basis for his sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/30/2009
• Published 11/30/2009

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, MURPHY and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Douglas Olson, AFPD, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas More Hollenhorst, AUSA, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.