Legal Opinion

United States v. Eugene Dokes

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 5, 2017No. 16-3796PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Eugene Dokes, pleaded guilty to theft of United States property for knowingly receiving four Social Security disability benefits to which he was not entitled in December 2012 and January 2013. See 18 U.S.C. § 641. At sentencing, the district court 1 adopted the Presentencing Investigation Report (PSR) finding that Dokes’s on-going theft of Social Security benefits resulted in actual loss to the government of more than $40,000. This increased his total offense level by six levels. See U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1(b)(1)(D). Before making this finding, the court denied Dokes’s motion…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. Razo-GuerraCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  2. United States v. Robert L. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. Brandy LemonsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. United States v. Christopher EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2024
  2. Dokes v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2022

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