United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's sentence for abusive sexual contact with a child is affirmed where there was no support for defendant's contention that the recently enacted civil commitment provisions worked a significant change in the law, because there was no reason to conclude that the provisions at issue were meant to displace a district court's initial discretion to consider potential danger to the public in choosing a defendant's sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/05/2010
• Published 08/05/2010

Judges

• Roger L. Wollman

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel