Where a defendant challenged his sentence in a drug-conspiracy case, the district court did not err in applying a two-level enhancement for possession of a firearm or a two-level enhancement for obstruction of justice, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment ...

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Where a defendant challenged the application of three sentencing enhancements in a drug and money-laundering case, even if the district court erred, the error was harmless in light of the court’s statements that the sentence was formed independent of the ...

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Where a defendant challenged his sentence in a felon-in-possession case, the evidence was insufficient to show a connection between ammunition and marijuana for a sentencing enhancement, but any error was harmless because the district court stated that it would sentence ...

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Where a defendant challenged his sentence in a child-pornography case, the district court did not err in applying an enhancement for sadistic content or for use of a computer to communicate with a minor, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment ...

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Where a defendant who pleaded guilty in a tax and fraud conspiracy challenged his sentence, the judgment is affirmed because any error in calculating the amount of loss caused by the fraud was harmless, and there were no errors in ...

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Where a defendant in a drug-trafficking case challenged her sentence, the district court properly applied enhancements for maintaining premises for the purpose of distributing a controlled substance and for possessing a dangerous weapon during a drug offense, so the judgment ...

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Where a defendant, who pleaded guilty to interstate communication of a threat, challenged his sentence, the judgment is affirmed because the district court properly applied the statutory factors and did not err in applying two sentence enhancements, and the sentence ...

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  Where a defendant challenged his sentence in a felon-in-possession case, arguing that the district court incorrectly calculated the advisory-guidelines range by applying a two-level increase for possessing a stolen firearm and possessing a firearm in connection with another felony ...

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Levering v. U.S. (MLW No. 71672/Case No. 16-3454 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)

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U.S. v. McGee (MLW No. 71675/Case No. 17-2080 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)

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U.S. v. Davis (MW No. 71180/Case No. 16-4334 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)

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