United States Eighth Circuit

Sentence for possession of a firearm after one or more prior convictions for misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence and distribution of methamphetamine is affirmed over defendant's arguments that the district court: 1) abused its discretion by varying his sentence upward based on improper factors; 2) improperly applied a four level sentencing enhancement; and 3) failed to give him his right to allocution before sentencing him.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/14/2009
• Published 01/14/2009

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John Bishop, argued, Cedar Rapids, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Williams, AUSA, argued, Daniel C. Tvedt, AUSA, on the brief, Cedar Rapids, IA for appellee.