Legal Opinion
United States v. McGlothen
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 13, 2009No. 08-1549PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Reginald McGlothen appeals his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e)(1). McGlothen alleges his custodial statements made prior to receiving Miranda 2 warnings should have been suppressed. McGlothen also argues his sentence was unreasonable because the district court 3 failed to consider 18 U.S.C. § 3553, failed to explain the basis for the length of the sentence, and treated the Guidelines as mandatory. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Kansas City, Missouri, police officers executed a search warrant on McGlothen’s home…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. RobersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- United States v. GrayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- United States v. BurnetteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF—APPELLEE v. ERIBERTO MELESIO BRIONES, DEFENDANT—APPELLANTCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by26 opinions
- United States v. KeatingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- United States v. Hernandez-MendozaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
- United States v. SuittCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- United States v. AguileraCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
- United States v. Sean GasawayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
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