United States v. Morris, No. 17-2979 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseAfter defendant appealed his conviction and sentences for several offenses, the Eighth Circuit vacated defendant's sentence in the first appeal. On remand, the district court sentenced defendant to 380 months in prison. The court affirmed, holding that the district court's statements and colloquy with defendant adequately explained the basis for his sentence where the district court considered the relevant statutory factors, discussed some factors in detail, and responded to defendant's objections with further explanation. Therefore, defendant's sentence was procedurally reasonable. The court also held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in choosing the term of imprisonment and defendant's sentence was substantively reasonable.
Court Description: Colloton, Author, with Wollman and Benton, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Sentencing. The case was remanded for resentencing under U.S. v. McArthur, 850 F.3d 925 (8th Cir. 2017). On remand, the district court reduced defendant's sentence from 420 to 380 months. The district court adequately explained its sentencing decision, considering the relevant factors and responding to defendant's objections with further explanation; the sentence imposed was not substantively unreasonable.
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