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U.S. v. DERUSSE

No. 15-3302.

859 F.3d 1232 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joseph Andrew DERUSSE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Filed June 20, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carrie N. Capwell , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Kansas City, Kansas ( Barry R. Grissom , United States Attorney, and Aaron Smith , Assistant United States Attorney, Wichita, Kansas, on the brief) for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Daniel T. Hansmeier , Appellate Chief ( Melody Brannon , Federal Public Defender, and Steven K. Gradert , Assistant Federal Public Defender, with him on the brief), Kansas City, Kansas, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge, McKAY and BALDOCK, Circuit Judges.

The government appeals the sentence imposed in this kidnapping case. Reviewing the district court's sentencing decision under a deferential abuse-of-discretion standard, we affirm the ruling.

Defendant Joseph DeRusse, while suffering from then-undiagnosed mental health issues...

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