United States v. Raysor, No. 10-3169 (8th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseThe United States appealed from an order issued by the district court sentencing defendant to 52 months imprisonment. The court held that because the district court erred as a matter of law in failing to sentence defendant to the mandatory minimum sentence of 60 months for his conviction under 21 U.S.C. 841 by erroneously adjusting defendant's mandatory minimum sentence by giving credit for time served under U.S.S.G. 5G1.3, the court reversed and remanded for resentencing.
Court Description: Criminal Case - sentence. The district court erred in sentencing Raysor to 52 months rather than the 60 month mandatory minimum set by 21 U.S.C. sec. 841(b)(1)(B). District court erred in giving credit for time served under section 5G1.3(c).
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on August 24, 2012.
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