Legal Opinion

United States v. Jeffrey Shafer

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 27, 2006No. 05-2049PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

Jeffrey Shafer pleaded guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. § 225 1(a), conspiracy to use a minor for purposes of producing an explicit visual depiction of sexual conduct. The district court determined that the bottom of Shafer’s guidelines sentencing range was above the five year statutory maximum penalty. Rather than sentence Shafer to the statutory maximum, as the government urged, the court sentenced him to 48 months in prison to be served concurrently with his incarceration on unrelated state offenses. The government appeals, arguing that a concurrent sentence combined with a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. United States v. Robert MykytiukCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  3. United States v. Darrin Todd HaackCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. Richard LincolnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. Deborah Marie DaltonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005

4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by42 opinions

  1. United States v. LazarskiCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  2. United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. Charles E. WinstonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. Adam RouillardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. Mathew Meyer, Also Known as Mathew SalemCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006

37 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API