Legal Opinion

United States v. Milton James Mesteth

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 6, 2012No. 11-3140PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Milton James Mesteth appeals his 60-month sentence imposed by the district court. 1 We affirm.

I

On September 19, 2010, Mesteth, who was 27 years of age, picked up three juveniles and drove them to the mobile home residence of one of the juvenile’s former girlfriends with whom the juvenile had been arguing. Mesteth and all three of the juveniles were heavily intoxicated. Finding no one at the home, the four began ransacking the residence and stealing various items. At some point, the disgruntled juvenile asked Mesteth for a lighter, Mesteth handed a lighter to him, and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. United States v. FeemsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. BridgesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. PoitraCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. Charles Anthony Watson, Also Known as Big Country, Also Known as Mississippi, Also Known as TonyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. United States v. Michael ManningCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  2. United States v. Benjamin PepperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  3. United States v. Richard SteeleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  4. United States v. Kenneth JeffersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  5. United States v. Radames RiveraCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012

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