United States Eighth Circuit

Defendants' sentence for conspiring to distribute, and possessing with intent to distribute a substantial quantity of methamphetamine is affirmed where: 1) a person's legal status as a deportable alien is not synonymous with national origin; and 2) the district court considered defendant's arguments for a downward variance but appropriately exercised its discretion in rejecting them.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/22/2010
• Published 09/22/2010

Judges

• James B. Loken

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

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