U.S. v. MEES

No. 10-3381.

640 F.3d 849 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ladarana MEES, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 31, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Dickson , argued, Bismarck, ND, Brad A. Schreiber , Pierre, SD, Marlo Pfister Cadeddu , Dallas, TX, on the brief, for appellant.

Britt Haxton , AUSA, argued, David L. Zuercher , AUSA, on the brief, Pierre, SD, for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Ladarana Mees pleaded guilty to theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(A), and was sentenced to the statutory maximum of 120 months' imprisonment. Mees appeals his sentence, asserting that the district court1 committed procedural error when it departed upwards from the advisory U.S. Sentencing Guidelines range and when it considered ethnicity and other improper...

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