United States Eighth Circuit

Sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon is affirmed where a conviction for knowingly burning or exploding in Missouri constituted a violent felony for purposes of the sentence enhancement, and the minimum sentence did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/28/2009
• Published 01/28/2009

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BYE, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lenny Kagan, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dean John Sauer, argued, Michael A. Reilley, AUSA, on the brief, St. Louis MO, for appellee.