United States v. Frederick Dodd

Frederick Dodd appeals his convictions for several drug-trafficking offenses. The district court 1 entered judgment upon the verdicts and sentenced Dodd to life imprisonment. While Dodd’s original appeal was pending, the Supreme Court decided United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), rendering advisory the sentencing range calculated under the United States Sentencing Guidelines (USSG), and we remanded for resentencing without addressing the merits of the appeal. United States v. Dodd, No. 04-3760 (8th Cir. Order Mar. 18, 2005). On remand, the district…