United States v. Smith, No. 13-1687 (8th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his sentence for use of interstate facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire. The court concluded that the district court did not err in applying U.S.S.G. 2E1.4(a)(2) to cross reference to U.S.S.G. 2A1.5(b)(1) to calculate the base offense level for his sentence. Accordingly, the court affirmed the sentence.
Court Description: Criminal case - Sentencing. In a prosecution for murder-for-hire, the district court did not err in applying Guidelines Sec. 2E1.4(a)(2) to cross-reference Guidelines Sec. 2A1.5(b)(1) to calculate defendant's base offense level
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