U.S. v. Archambault (MLW No. 67389/Case No. 14-2095 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Murphy, J.)

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U.S. v. Sayles (MLW No. 66491/Case No. 13-1834 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Bye, J.)

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Where a district court applied the sentencing guidelines that were in effect at the time of the defendant’s sexual abuse offense to determine his advisory range and the court then considered the current guidelines to decide the final sentence, the ...

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U.S. v. Butler (MLW No. 66074/Case No. 13- 1923 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, J.)

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U.S. v. Hummingbird (MLW No. 66049/Case No. 13-2539 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam)

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U.S. v. Kozohorsky (MLW No. 64747/Case No. 12-2072 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam)

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U.S. v. Franik (MLW No. 64003/Case No. 11-2686 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)

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U.S. v. David (MLW No. 63861/Case No. 11-3193 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gerrard, D.J.)

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Where the sentence of a defendant who pleaded guilty to making a false statement on a passport application was subject to an upward variance, the district court did not err in considering the defendant’s prior history and the sentence was ...

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