United States Eighth Circuit

Sentence for wire fraud is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err in denying defendant's request for an acceptance-of-responsibility reduction as his comments showed he expressly and unequivocally denied his factual guilt; and 2) the court followed proper procedure and applied the relevant factors in determining whether the sentence in this case should be consecutive to two other sentences, and its decision to impose a consecutive sentence was reasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/29/2009
• Published 07/29/2009

Judges

• SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, SMITH, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ian K. Thornhill, AUSA, Cedar Rapids, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• R. L. Sole, Cedar Rapids, IA, for appellee.