U.S. v. NEWLON

No. 99-3535.

212 F.3d 423 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Kelvin NEWLON, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 8, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Delworth, St. Louis, MO, argued, for appellant.

Ilene A. Goodman, St. Louis, MO, argued, for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, BEAM, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

We believe that this appeal raises a single issue, namely, whether the district court1 erred in departing from the federal sentencing guidelines based on the atypical rehabilitative efforts of the defendant, Kelvin Newlon. We hold that the district court did not so err and we therefore affirm the judgment.

Mr. Newlon was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, see 18...

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