United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's sentence for obtaining a controlled substance by fraud is affirmed where: 1) the district court was entitled to consider defendant's post-plea attempted procurement of unauthorized medications and the content of her letter to the court in determining whether she had clearly demonstrated acceptance of responsibility; and 2) the district court was aware of, and considered, her lack of a criminal history, her medical conditions, her letters of support, and the 18 U.S.C. section 3553(a) sentencing goals.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/01/2010
• Published 06/01/2010

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, SMITH, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

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


• For Appellees:
  
• Erika Renea Mozangue, AUSA, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellee.