UNITED STATES v. WALLS

No. 21-2146.

35 F.4th 655 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jacob Edward WALLS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 27, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kyra E. Jenner , Candace L. Taylor , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Fort Smith, AR, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Terry D. Harper , Andrew Joseph Myers , Taylor Law Partners, Fayetteville, AR, Nick Mote , Rose Law Firm, Fayetteville, AR, for Defendant-Appellant.

Jacob Edward Walls, Talladega, AL, Pro Se.

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


Jacob Walls pleaded guilty to willfully setting fire to public lands, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1855. The district court1 calculated a Sentencing Guidelines range that, if imposed, would exceed the statutory maximum. Believing that Walls's conduct warranted a substantial sentence, the court...

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