United States Eighth Circuit

District court did not abuse its discretion in granting an exceptional, but not unreasonable, upward departure for obstruction of justice where Sentencing Guidelines did not adequately account for defendant's conduct in conspiring to harbor an illegal alien.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/15/2000
• Published 12/15/2000

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before LOKEN, HEANEY, and FAGG, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gary W. Conklin, argued, Sioux Falls, SD, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert A. Mandel, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued, Sioux Falls, SD, for Appellee.