Defendant pleaded guilty to a drug offense pursuant to a plea agreement that contained an appeal waiver. Defendant appealed his above-guidelines sentence as substantively unreasonable. Where defendant’s appeal fell within the scope of his appeal waiver, the court dismissed the ...

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  Defendant pleaded guilty to transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. The district court sentenced defendant to an above-guidelines sentence and ordered him to pay restitution to the victim for, among other things, estimated costs ...

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U.S. v. Hall (MLW No. 69255/Case No. 15-1405 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam)

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