U.S. v. KOONS

No. 15-3794, No. 15-3825, No. 15-3854, No. 15-3880, No. 15-3894.

850 F.3d 973 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Timothy D. KOONS, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth Jay Putensen, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Randy Feauto, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Esequiel Gutierrez, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Manuel Gardea, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 10, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellants was Joseph Herrold , AFPD, of Des Moines, IA.

Pamela Wingert , of Spirit Lake, IA filed a brief on behalf of Esequiel Gutierrez (15-3880). Joseph Herrold filed a brief on behalf of all other defendant/appellants.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Patrick J. Reinert , AUSA, of Cedar Rapids, IA. The following attorney appeared on the appellee brief; Shawn Wehde , AUSA, of Sioux City, IA.

Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


In these consolidated appeals, five defendants convicted of methamphetamine conspiracy offenses appeal denial of their motions for sentence reductions under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). For all five, the initial advisory guidelines range was entirely below the statutory mandatory minimum, and each was sentenced below that minimum...

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