Legal Opinion

United States v. Joshua D. Stapleton

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 12, 2001No. 01-1480PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Joshua Stapleton challenges his sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). In calculating Staple-ton’s criminal history score under the sentencing guidelines, the district court relied solely on a presentence report (“PSR”). Both before and during sentencing, Staple-ton objected that the PSR wrongly counted two municipal convictions and a 1992 juvenile adjudication in calculating his criminal history category. He argues that the district court is required to do more at sentencing than adopt the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. James Michael WiseCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  2. United States v. HammerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. David Isser GreeneCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Royal Terrell ArringtonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. United States v. Gerald Phillip May, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  2. United States v. Fontaine Demmond Sherman, United States of America v. Tremayne Scoggins, Also Known as ScruffCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. Jeffrey SorrellsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. Joshua D. StapletonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  5. United States v. Kelley Anne Liveoak, United States of America v. Robert Joseph Dupont, Jr. United States of America v. Julia Elaine BazazzadeganCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004

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