United States Eighth Circuit

Sentence for drug-related offenses is affirmed where: 1) nothing in the record supported a claim that the district court applied an impermissible presumption of reasonableness to the calculated guidelines range; 2) the district court properly considered the sentencing factors in 18 U.S.C. section 3553(a); and 3) the district court articulated adequate reasons for the sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/03/2008
• Published 04/03/2008

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before COLLOTON, BEAM, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michelle M. Law, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Springfield, MO (Raymond C. Conrad, Jr., Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robyn L. McKee, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, MO (John F. Wood, U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.