United States Eighth Circuit

A 360-month sentence for a conspiracy drug offense involving distribution of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base after being convicted of a felony drug offense is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court made several sentencing errors; 2) the sentence imposed was unreasonably long; and 3) he was denied his sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/25/2008
• Published 08/25/2008

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Anne M. Laverty, argued, Cedar Rapids, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick J. Reinert, AUSA, argued, Cedar Rapids, IA, for appellee.