United States Eighth Circuit

Sentence for drug crimes is affirmed where: 1) defendant did not have a constitutional right to appointment of counsel for his 18 U.S.C. sec. 3582(c)(2) sentence modification proceeding; 2) defendant did not have a right to appointment of counsel under the Criminal Justice Act for the proceedings; and 3) the district court did not err in denying defendant's request for a hearing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/12/2009
• Published 06/12/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before MURPHY, ARNOLD, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Clemens A. Erdahl, Cedar Rapids, IA, for appellant.


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