Legal Opinion

United States v. Dennis Wright, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 2, 2016No. 15-3200Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

[Unpublished]

2Per curiam

After Dennis Jerome Wright, Jr., successfully appealed his career-offender designation, the district court, 1 on remand, resentenced him to 78 months’ imprisonment after departing downward based on substantial assistance from the Guidelines range of 84 to 105 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, Wright contends that his 78-month sentence is both prócedurally unsound and substantively unreasonable because the district court (1) failed to follow the three-step procedure in determining his sentence, and (2) failed to consider the mitigating factors of his mental health conditions arid…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  2. United States v. WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  3. United States v. Tyrell GrimesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  4. United States v. ChettiarCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007

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