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Is the Eighth Becoming the New Ninth Circuit When It Comes to Federal Sentencing Cases?

Shon R. Hopwood2019-03-18T18:48:05-05:00March 10th, 2011|Tags: Eighth Circuit, Gall v. United States, Greenlaw v. United States, Pepper v. United States, sentencing|

There has been much ado lately about the Sixth Circuit’s current 15-game losing streak and the Ninth Circuit’s perpetual trouncing by the Supreme Court. But gone unnoticed is another losing streak, one that has been just as disrespectful to the spirit of Supreme Court precedent: the Eighth Circuit’s dismal record in sentencing cases.

Merits Briefs

On Friday, the following merits briefs were filed in the U.S. Supreme Court. The briefs can be viewed at this link. The Petitioner's Brief was filed in Stern v. Marshall, No. 10-179; Boeing v. United States, No. 09-1302; Sykes v. United States, No. 09-11311; and Kentucky v. King, No. 09-1271. A Reply Brief was filed in Pepper v. United States, No. 09-6822.