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United States v. Shawn Gant

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 18, 2013No. 12-3855PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Shawn Patrick Gant on three counts of arson, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844(i). The district court 1 sentenced him to concurrent 240-month terms of imprisonment on each count, consecutive to an existing 10-year federal sentence. See United States v. Gant, 663 F.3d 1023, 1025 (8th Cir.2011). He appeals, attacking (1) the admission of prior-acts evidence, (2) the sufficiency of the evidence, and (3) the reasonableness of the sentence. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

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The indictment charged Gant with setting three, fires. The…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. United States v. FeemsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  2. United States v. YieldingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  3. United States v. RichartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. FarishCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. Ladarius Venice CookCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  5. United States v. Max WrightCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017

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