United States Eighth Circuit

Court did not abuse its discretion in determining that defendant's statement to police at the time of his arrest was not admissible as an excited utterance; sentence enhancement for obstruction of justice was proper even in absence of finding that defendant perjured himself.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/31/2002
• Published 05/31/2002

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before BOWMAN, RILEY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric W. Butts, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carrie Costantin, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, MO (Raymond W. Gruender, on the brief), for appellee.