Legal Opinion
United States of America v. Richard Lawrence Auginash
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 2, 2001No. 00-3206PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Richard Lawrence Auginash appeals his conviction and sentence for first degree felony murder, the underlying felony being arson, and second degree intentional murder. The jury verdicts were based upon the death of Donald Sayers, whose body was found in the trunk of a burned-out car. The district court 1 sentenced Auginash to life in prison. Auginash raises two issues on appeal: first, that the definition of arson under 18 U.S.C. § 81 (1994 & Supp. V 1999) does not include the burning of a motor vehicle; second, that the district court erred in not departing…
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