United States Eighth Circuit

A sentence for illegal reentry after deportation is affirmed over a claim that the district court's sentence enhancement was improper under the Sentencing Guidelines because the record failed to establish a prior drug-trafficking offense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/15/2007
• Published 08/15/2007

Judges

• SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• B. John Burns, argued, John P. Messina, on the brief, Des Moines, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Janet L. Petersen, AUSA, argued, Michael M. Hobart, AUSA, on the brief, Sioux City, IA, for appellee.