Legal Opinion
United States v. Nossan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 3, 2011No. 10-2502PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
Renee Nossan pled guilty to distributing heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C). Nossan appeals her 60-month sentence, arguing the district court1 erred in (1) departing upward from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G. or Guidelines) range pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5K2.1 (policy statement), and (2) imposing restitution. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On January 31, 2009, Wallace Gunderson was found dead in his Spearfish, South Dakota, apartment. An autopsy indicated heroin toxicity caused Gunderson’s death. The autopsy also revealed Gunderson…
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