United States v. Bryan Kirkendoll, II, No. 21-3916 (8th Cir. 2023)
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A jury convicted Defendant of offenses involving interstate transportation of stolen property and witness tampering. The district court sentenced him to a total of 108 months imprisonment, along with a term of supervised release and restitution. Defendant appealed, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to support the convictions and that the district court erred when imposing the sentence.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed. Defendant’s co-conspirator gave detailed testimony about the scheme that was neither incredible nor insubstantial on its face. His testimony was corroborated by other evidence, including security camera videos, GPS data, and seized evidence of burglaries. The court, therefore, concluded that there was sufficient evidence to support Defendant’s convictions for conspiracy and for aiding and abetting the interstate transportation of stolen property. Further, the court found that Defendant’s criminal history and offense conduct, including his commission of witness tampering while on pretrial release, adequately justified the sentence imposed.
Court Description: [Colloton, Author, with Shepherd and Grasz, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Criminal law and Sentencing. The evidence was sufficient to support defendant's convictions for conspiracy, interstate transportation of stolen property, and witness tampering; the district court did not err in denying defendant's request for a minor-role reduction under Guidelines Sec. 3B1.2; the sentence was not substantively unreasonable.
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