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082488P.pdf 10/05/2009 United States v. Tracy Brunken
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 08-2488
and No: 08-2783
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Sioux City
[PUBLISHED] [Loken, Author, with Melloy and Benton, Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - Sentencing. Sentence reduction of 37.5% based on the
district court's conclusion that defendant's assistance was substantial but
not extraordinary is affirmed; court considered relative culpability of the
defendants in setting defendant Brunken's sentence, and as the court
considered the factor, there was no procedural error in the sentencing.
Judge Melloy, concurring in part and dissenting in part.