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U.S. v. SHAKAL

No. 09-3619.

644 F.3d 642 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Yahya Muhumed SHAKAL, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 8, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

James Lackner , AUSA, St. Paul, MN, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, SMITH, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Yahya Muhumed Shakal pleaded guilty to four counts of aiding and abetting the preparation of false federal income-tax returns. At sentencing, Shakal argued that his experiences in Somalia during the violent Somali civil war entitled him to a sentence well below the advisory Guidelines range. The district court1 denied Shakal's request, and sentenced him to a Guidelines sentence...

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