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Eighth Circuit· 4/25/2007

United States v. Kendrix D. Feemster

Citations

  • 483 F.3d 583
  • 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 9367
  • 2007 WL 1201885

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding Roper does not prohibit using juvenile conduct to enhance a sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines
  • holding Roper does not prohibit using juvenile conduct to enhance a sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines
  • “[although the execution of a juvenile is impermissible under the [e]ighth and [fourteenth [a]mendments [to the federal constitution], sentencing a juvenile to life imprisonment is not”
  • “Feemster’s prior adult convictions for conduct occurring while Feemster was a juvenile do not justify the extent of the district court’s variance.”
  • “The absence of grounds that justify further punishment is not a ground for a downward variance.”
  • \The absence of grounds that justify further punishment is not a ground for a downward variance.\

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Judges: Riley, Beam, Smith

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