Legal Opinion

United States v. Myers

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 16, 2010No. 09-1621PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Orville Dean Myers pled guilty to one count of failing to register as a sex offender in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a). The district court 1 sentenced him to 24 months imprisonment. Myers appeals his sentence, arguing that the court engaged in impermissible double-counting by using a prior felony conviction to calculate his base offense level and the criminal history category under the Sentencing Guidelines. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742, this court affirms.

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In May 2000, Myers pled guilty to sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl in…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. Michael Wayne KenneyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  2. United States v. Kymm Elizabeth HipenbeckerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  3. United States v. Kedrick HawkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. Willie Frank WyckoffCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. Debra AlessandroniCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. United States v. YieldingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  2. United States v. VizcarraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  3. United States v. YarringtonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. Kenneth PappasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  5. United States v. Carl CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014

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