UNITED STATES v. OLIVER

No. 19-2209.

987 F.3d 794 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Shelton OLIVER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 11, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Lammers , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mikala Steenholdt , Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Northern District of Iowa, Sioux City, IA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Bradley Ryan Hansen , Assistant Federal Public Defender, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, Southern District of Iowa, Des Moines, IA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Shelton Oliver, Pro Se.

Before KELLY, WOLLMAN, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


In August 2018, a jury convicted Shelton Oliver of five counts of drug-trafficking, and the district court imposed a sentence of 25 years' imprisonment (300 months). Oliver appeals, alleging the district court erred by denying his motion for a new trial and applying a sentencing enhancement pursuant to 21 U.S.C. §§...

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