Legal Opinion
United States v. Maxwell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 22, 2011No. 11-1073, 11-1074PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Kelly Maxwell and Natalie Smith each pled guilty to second degree murder committed on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Northern Minnesota. Each received a sentencing guideline range of 168— 210 months, but Smith was credited with providing substantial assistance to the government and received a downward departure. The district court 1 sentenced Smith to 121 months and varied upward in sentencing Maxwell to 222 months. Both defendants appeal their sentences. We affirm.
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In October 2009 Red Lake tribal police were called to investigate a report of a dead body in the…
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