United States Eighth Circuit

Defendants' drug conspiracy sentences are affirmed where: 1) one defendant's sentence was not substantively unreasonable; and 2) as to the other defendant, when a sentence is below the guidelines range, it's nearly inconceivable that the court abused its discretion in not varying downward still further.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/05/2009
• Published 10/05/2009

Judges

• LOKEN, Chief Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, MELLOY and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Matthew R. Metzgar, Sioux City, IA, for appellant Brunken., Robert Tienfenthaler, Sioux City, IA, for appellant Whitlock.


• For Appellees:
  
• John H. Lammens, AUSA, Sioux City, IA, for appellee.