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United States v. Townsend

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 19, 2010No. 09-3175PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Per curiam

Shane Townsend pleaded guilty to bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). The district court 1 sentenced Townsend to 151 months’ imprisonment, which included a career offender enhancement. On appeal, Townsend argues that the district court abused its discretion by imposing an unreasonable sentence. We affirm.

I. Background

On January 8, 2008, police charged Townsend with two counts of bank robbery. Both counts involved TCF Bank located in St. Paul, Minnesota. Count 1 of the indictment charged Townsend with robbing a bank on December 5, 2007. Count 2 charged Townsend with a bank…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. United States v. BridgesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. Nicholas R. DiekenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. MinerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  5. United States v. Julia NguyenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016

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