United States Eighth Circuit

Defendants' wire fraud sentences are affirmed where: 1) nothing in 18 U.S.C. section 3553(a) or in the Booker remedy opinion required robotic incantations that each statutory factor had been considered; 2) the district court considered the relevant factors and provided a reasoned basis for its sentence; and 3) the district court did not clearly err in relying on the detailed testimony of Arkansas Development Finance Authority employees, or in adopting the government's proposed restitution figure.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/04/2010
• Published 05/04/2010

Judges

• RILEY, Chief Judge., Before RILEY, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

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