United States v. Sarchett, No. 20-2517 (8th Cir. 2021)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit reversed defendant's sentence in a case where defendant and the government entered into a plea agreement in which he stipulated that he had sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant for thirty dollars. The court agreed with defendant that the district court miscalculated his Sentencing Guidelines range when it found him responsible for drugs to which he had no connection. The court explained that the district court committed procedural error when it found a connection between defendant and the materials found in his girlfriend's home and car. The court remanded for resentencing.
Court Description: [Arnold, Author, with Benton and Stras, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Sentencing. On the record before it, the district court erred in calculating the amount of drugs attributable to defendant and the matter is remanded for resentencing.
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