United States Eighth Circuit

Conviction and sentence for drug crimes is affirmed where: 1) district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of defendant's prior drug conviction, and evidence that defendant brandished a firearm and threatened the arresting officers; and 2) district court did not err in imposing a two-level enhancement for obstruction of justice based on the determination that defendant perjured himself at trial, and the sentence was not unreasonable and did not violate the Eighth Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/11/2009
• Published 05/11/2009

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven Vincent Stenger, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas S. Rea, AUSA, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.