Legal Opinion

United States v. Minh Van Nguyen

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 7, 2003No. 02-3351PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Minh Van Nguyen appeals his sentence for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. Specifically, Nguyen challenges the district court’s 1 denial of his request for a three-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

I. Facts

Nguyen contends he adequately accepted responsibility to qualify for a reduced sentence. The facts show otherwise. The government first arraigned and detained Nguyen on March 31, 2000, in the Northern District of Iowa. Following a second…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. Gregory Charles Ervasti, United States of America v. Deniene "Dee" ErvastiCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  2. United States of America, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Dustin Lee Honken, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  3. United States v. Bobby Lee HopperCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Larry DortchCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. Martin Jorge EsparzaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  4. United States v. StaceyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. Wesley Eric CardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004

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