Legal Opinion
United States v. Pepper
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 11, 2008No. 06-2453PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
This case is before us for the third time. In United States v. Pepper, 412 F.3d 995, 999 (8th Cir.2005) (Pepper I), we held the district court erred by granting a 75% downward departure for Jason Pepper’s (Pepper) substantial assistance and imposing a sentence of 24 months imprisonment, because the district court erroneously based the extent of the departure on matters unrelated to Pepper’s assistance. On remand, the district court granted a 40% downward departure (five offense levels) for substantial assistance, followed by a 59% downward variance (eight offense levels),…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- United States v. Darrin Todd HaackCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- United States v. Jason PepperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- United States v. John M. JennersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- United States v. Delvonn BattleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
- United States v. KaneCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
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