United States Eighth Circuit

A sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed where the sentence was substantively reasonable and the record as a whole did not support claims that the district court erred by: 1) treating the Sentencing Guidelines as mandatory rather than advisory; and 2) by failing to consider the sentencing factors contained in 18 U.S.C. section 3553(a).

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/25/2008
• Published 07/25/2008

Judges

• ERICKSON, District Judge., Before COLLOTON and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges, and ERICKSON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Caterina Ditraglia, AFPD, argued, St. Louis, MO, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas S. Rea, AUSA, argued, St. Louis, MO, Keith D. Sorrell, AUSA, on the brief, Cape Girardeau, MO, for Appellee.