Legal Opinion

United States v. Jeffries

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 25, 2009No. 08-3003PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Brian Jeffries pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2244(a)(5), 2246(3), and 1153. The district court sentenced Jeffries to 400 months’ imprisonment. Jeffries appeals, arguing that the government breached the plea agreement by failing to recommend an acceptance of responsibility reduction and that his sentence was inappropriately enhanced based on an unspecified prior conviction. Because we conclude that the evidence was insufficient to show that Jeffries was previously convicted of a qualifying sex offense under…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. United States of America v. Timothy Has No HorsesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  4. United States v. Clayton Lee LockwoodCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Reyes-SolanoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Brian Jeffries v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  2. United States v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. YellowCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. Roy HelperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2021
  5. United States v. Timothy Beston, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2022

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