United States v. Bandstra, No. 20-1616 (8th Cir. 2021)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's 190-month sentence for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The court concluded that the district court did not err in imposing an enhancement under USSG 2D1.1(b)(1) for possessing a dangerous weapon in connection with defendant's drug trafficking offense. The court also concluded that the district court did not err in denying defendant's motion for a minor role reduction under USSG 3B1.2(b). Finally, the court concluded that defendant's sentence did not create an unwarranted sentencing disparity and was not unreasonable where the record readily explains why the district court reasonably would impose different sentences on the two conspirators. In this case, defendant possessed a firearm while his coconspirator did not.
Court Description: [Colloton, Author, with Wollman and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Sentencing. The district court did not err in imposing an enhancement under Guidelines Sec. 2D1.1(b)(1) for possessing a dangerous weapon in connection with defendant's drug trafficking offense; the district court did not err, on this record, in denying defendant's motion for a minor role reduction under Guidelines Sec. 3B1.2(b); defendant's sentence did not create an unwarranted sentencing disparity and was not unreasonable.
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