United States Eighth Circuit

District court's sentence of a defendant convicted of conspiracy to distribute drugs to five years' probation with six months' home confinement is vacated and remanded as the district court did not base its sentence solely on assistance-related considerations under 18 U.S.C. section 3553(e).

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/01/2009
• Published 09/01/2009

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before SMITH, GRUENDER, BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Philip M. Koppe, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO (John F. Wood, U.S. Atty., Joseph M. Marquez, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lisa G. Nouri, Kansas City, MO, for appellee.