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103404P.pdf 06/20/2011 United States v. Robert Woods
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 10-3404
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - Cape Girardeau
[PUBLISHED] [Chief Judge Riley, Author, with Bye and Melloy,
Circuit Judges]
Criminal Case - sentencing. District court did not abuse its discretion in
denying motion to continue sentencing until after the effective date of the
Fair Sentencing Act. District court did not abuse its discretion in denying
request for a downward variance based on reliance on misstatements
because statements did not materially influence district court's decision.
District court did not plainly err in considering sentencing factors or in
sentencing at the bottom of advisory Guidelines range.