United States Eighth Circuit

Sentence for drug crimes is affirmed where the district court resentenced defendant under the amendments to the crack sentencing guidelines, and thus, lacked authority to reduce his sentence below his amended guidelines range, and defendant could not show the alleged error in sentencing affected his substantial rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/03/2009
• Published 08/03/2009

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before COLLOTON, JOHN R. GIBSON, and BEAM, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Katherine M. Menendez, AFPD, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael L. Cheever, AUSA, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.