Legal Opinion

United States v. Steve J. Brown

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 11, 2000No. 99-3543PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Per curiam

After Steve Brown admitted to violating the conditions of his supervised release, the district court 1 revoked his supervised release and sentenced Brown to 24 months imprisonment. On appeal, Brown contends that the 1994 amendment to 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(4)(B) rendered the policy statements in Chapter 7 of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual regarding supervised release violations binding, rather than advisory, and, therefore, that the court erred by sentencing him above the range suggested by § 7B1.4(a). He also argues that the court abused its discretion by imposing a sentence above the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Herbert R. Montanye, Also Known as MusclesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  2. United States v. Shannon ShawCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  3. United States v. Charles E. St. JohnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. James GrimesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Duane Michael Brings PlentyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. United States v. Solomon Bitton Simtob, United States of America v. Solomon Bitton Simtob, AKA Simon SimtobCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  2. United States v. David PardueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  3. United States v. Eric T. HolmesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  4. United States v. Jaime Torres, Also Known as Jamie Torres, Also Known as Jaime Torres CastellanosCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  5. United States v. Hans TschebaumCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002

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