United States Eighth Circuit

A sentence for drug-related offenses is vacated and remanded where the circuit court could not determine whether the district court reasonably exercised its discretion in sentencing defendant because it did not indicate: 1) how defendant's assistance was evaluated; and 2) what extraordinary circumstances could exist justifying the extraordinary reduction of eleven levels in his sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/05/2007
• Published 12/05/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Assistant U.S. Atty., Timothy J. Willis, argued, Cape Girardeau, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Grant J. Shostak, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.