U.S. v. TOWNSEND

No. 09-3175.

617 F.3d 991 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Shane Nathanial TOWNSEND, aka Shane Nathaniel Townsend, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 19, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine M. Menendez , AFPD, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant.

Nathan Paul Petterson , AUSA, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, SMITH, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Shane Townsend pleaded guilty to bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). The district court1 sentenced Townsend to 151 months' imprisonment, which included a career offender enhancement. On appeal, Townsend argues that the district court abused its discretion by imposing an unreasonable sentence. We affirm.

I. Background

On January 8, 2008, police charged Townsend with two counts of...

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