United States Eighth Circuit

Sentence for drug offenses is affirmed where defendants were not entitled to a reduction of sentence under Amendment 706 to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines as any reduction in their advisory guidelines range resulting from application of the Amendment was overridden by the statutory minimum sentences applicable to their offenses.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/09/2009
• Published 04/09/2009

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and LIMBAUGH, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Laine T. Cardarella, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO (Raymond C. Conrad, Jr., Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lajuana M. Counts, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO (John F. Wood, U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.