United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's conviction and sentence for second degree murder and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) exclusion of evidence; and 2) the reasonableness of the sentence imposed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/29/2006
• Published 06/29/2006

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, RILEY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brent J. Gurney, argued, Washington, D.C. (Edward C. DuMont, Ariel B. Waldman, Anne H. Geraghty, and Jessica L. Waters, Washington, D.C., on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mikal G. Hanson, argued, Pierre, South Dakota, for appellee Asst. U.S. Attorney.