U.S. v. BRYANT

No. 05-2243.

446 F.3d 1317 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Sheldon Lynn BRYANT, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 9, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was C. Douglas Shull, AUSA, Jefferson City, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Gerald D. Mueller of Columbia, MO.

Before WOLLMAN, FAGG, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals the sentence of thirty months' imprisonment imposed by the district court on Sheldon Lynn Bryant, arguing that it is unreasonable. We vacate the sentence and remand to the district court for resentencing.

Bryant pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fifty grams or more of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. In his plea agreement, Bryant admitted that, beginning as early...

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