Sun Bear v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit
Judge, with whom RILEY, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, GRUENDER, and BENTON, Circuit Judges, join.
Marlon Dale Sun Bear pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of his uncle in Indian country. At sentencing, the district court 1 departed upward three levels based upon Sun Bear’s extensive and violent criminal history, resulting in a sentencing range of 292 to 365 months in prison under the then-mandatory Sentencing Guidelines. The court further ruled that Sun Bear’s prior felony convictions for attempted escape, attempted theft of a vehicle, and attempted burglary of a…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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