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UNITED STATES v. SHIELDS

No. 22-1891.

63 F.4th 1145 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melvin Lavon SHIELDS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 27, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel P. Goldberg , Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO ( Laine Cardarella , Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Brian P. Casey , Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO ( Teresa A. Moore , U.S. Atty., on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before COLLOTON, SHEPHERD, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.

Melvin Shields pleaded guilty to a firearms offense. The district court* imposed a sentence of thirty-two months' imprisonment. Shields raises a procedural challenge to his sentence, but we conclude that the district court did not err, and therefore affirm the judgment.

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