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United States v. Billy Thorne

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 20, 2018No. 17-1358PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Per curiam

This case returns to us after a resentencing on remand. Billy D. Thorne was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). On remand, the district court 1 sentenced him to the statutory maximum of 120 months' imprisonment, applying an upward variance of 83 months from the high end of the Guidelines range. Thorne now challenges that sentence as substantively unreasonable. We affirm.

I. Background

In July 2012, Thorne obtained a gun in Mason City, Iowa, and threatened to kill his son and his son's girlfriend. Thorne was prosecuted by Iowa state…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  2. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  3. United States v. FeemsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. Deborah Marie DaltonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. Patrick James McMannus United States of America v. Sheri BrintonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006

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