United States v. Madison, No. 16-3391 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's 140 month sentence after he pleaded guilty to two counts related to methamphetamine distribution. The court held that the district court did not clearly err in finding defendant responsible for more than 500 grams of pure methamphetamine; the district court did not clearly err in crediting and considering his ex-wife's testimony about the rifle when determining defendant's sentence; and defendant's sentence was substantively reasonable.
Court Description: Riley, Author, with Beam and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Sentencing. The district court did not err in determining the amount and purity of the methamphetamine involved in defendant's offense; the court did not clearly err in determining at sentencing that defendant possessed a firearm in connection with his drug offense; defendant's below-guidelines sentence was substantively reasonable.
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