United States Eighth Circuit

Sentences for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine within one thousand feet of a school, and being an unlawful drug user in possession of a firearm, are vacated and remanded where the district court's seven level substantial assistance reduction to defendant's sentences was an abuse of discretion, and the 68-month sentences were unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/15/2007
• Published 11/15/2007

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, HANSEN, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kevin C. Fletcher, AUSA, argued, Sioux City, IA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph W. Flannery, argued, LeMars, IA, for Appellee.