UNITED STATES v. SHEPARD

No. 20-1622.

8 F.4th 729 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Erroll Flynn SHEPARD, also known as Vincent Melow, also known as E, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 9, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Conboy, IV , Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, District of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jennifer L. Gilg , David R. Stickman , Federal Public. Defender, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, Omaha, NE, for Defendant-Appellant.

Erroll Flynn Shepard, Pro Se.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, COLLOTON and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.


Erroll Shepard appeals an order of the district court1 declining to impose a reduced sentence under the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194. We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion, and we affirm the order.

In 2004, a jury found Shepard...

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