United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for drug and firearm-related offenses is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err in finding defendant consented to search of area where weapon and drugs were spotted; 2) a six-level enhancement under Guidelines Sec. 2D1.1(b)(8)(C), based on the substantial risk of harm defendant's meth lab posed to a minor living in the household, was proper; and 3) the sentence was not unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/04/2007
• Published 04/04/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Omar F. Greene, II, argued, Federal Public Defender's Office, Little Rock, AR, for appellant., Michael Paul Patterson, Texarkana, TX, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Angela S. Jegley, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Little Rock, AR, for appellee.