Legal Opinion
United States v. Roberson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 7, 2008No. 06-3458, 06-3663PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Robert Leon Roberson and Donald Leonard Sturgis appeal their sentences as unreasonable on the grounds that the district court failed to adequately consider the factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) or to enunciate its reasons under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(c). They also argue that the district court deprived them of their Sixth Amendment rights by basing their sentences on drug quantities not found by a jury and challenge the appellate presumption of reasonableness. Also at issue is the district court’s reliance on the 100:1 disparity between powder and crack cocaine quantities in the…
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