U.S. v. HEATON

No. 17-3314.

918 F.3d 598 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Stirling Michael HEATON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 20, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who represented the appellant was Michael L. Cheever , AUSA, of Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who represented the appellee was Robert H. Meyers , Research and Writing Attorney, Federal Public Defender's Office, Minneapolis, MN.

Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


The government appeals an order of the district court reducing Stirling Heaton's term of imprisonment in light of Amendment 782 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines. Consistent with United States v. Helm, 891 F.3d 740 (8th Cir. 2018), we conclude that the district court impermissibly...

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