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United States v. Steven Morris

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 2, 2015No. 14-2406PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Following a bench trial, Steven Morris was convicted of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams of methamphetamine and conspiracy to launder the proceeds of the criminal drug distribution. The presen-tence investigation report recommended a four-level increase because Morris was an organizer or leader of the criminal drug activity and a two-level increase because a pattern of criminal conduct was his livelihood. See U.S.S.G. §§ 3B1.1(a), 2D1.1(b)(15)(E). The district court 1 overruled Morris’s objections to these enhancements and imposed a sentence of 360 months in prison, the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. Brian K. Thompson, Also Known as Brian Keith ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  2. United States v. HudspethCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. HuggansCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. BowieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. Steven McDowellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. United States v. Demetrius ColbertCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  2. United States v. Manuel EspinozaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  3. United States v. Carlocito SlimCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2022
  4. United States v. John KuhnelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2022
  5. United States v. Jovan DensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020

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