for the Eighth Circuit

112618P.pdf   01/08/2013  United States  v.  Juan Lugo
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  11-2618
   U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Davenport   
   [PUBLISHED][Melloy, Author, with Smith and Shepherd, Circuit Judges]
   Criminal case - Sentencing. Despite the government's failure to test the
   purity of the seized substance, the district court did not err in
   determining, for sentencing purposes, that the drug involved was "ice,"
   and not a mixture containing methamphetamine.
  
121362P.pdf   01/08/2013  United States  v.  William Cannon
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  12-1362
   U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville   
   [PUBLISHED][Gruender, Author, with Smith and Beam, Circuit Judges]
   Criminal case - Criminal law and sentencing. Assuming the warrant in
   the case was based on evidence collected in violation of defendant's
   Fourth Amendment rights, the evidence seized pursuant to the warrant
   was admissible under the Leon good-faith exception; no error in
   imposing a four-level enhancement under Guidelines Sec. 2G2.1(b)(4)
   for sadistic conduct.
  
121524P.pdf   01/08/2013  United States  v.  Michael Krzyzaniak
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  12-1524
   U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - St. Paul   
   [PUBLISHED] [Loken, Author, with Smith and Benton, Circuit Judges]
   Criminal case - Sentencing. District court did not err in calculating the
   amount of loss in defendant's fraud schemes; the court adequately
   explained its denial of defendant's request for a downward variance
   based on his age and health and his claim that the loss calculation
   overstated his criminal culpability; it was clear from the sentencing
   record that defendant reviewed the PSR and discussed it with counsel and
   his claim that the court erred by not asking him personally if he had read
   and discussed it with counsel is rejected.
  
121774P.pdf   01/08/2013  United States  v.  Dinesh Sethi
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  12-1774
   U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines   
   [PUBLISHED][Beam, Author, with Melloy and Benton, Circuit Judges]
   Criminal case - Sentencing. No error in imposing enhancements under
   Guidelines Sec. 2B1.1(b)(1)(C) for use of sophisticated means and
   Guidelines Sec. 3B1.1(a) for leadership role in the offense; district court
   did not err in calculating the amount of loss; the court was fully aware of
   its ability to grant a downward variance and did not abuse its discretion
   by denying defendant's motion for downward variance.
  
122470U.pdf   01/08/2013  United States  v.  Darling Mejia-Molina
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  12-2470
   U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville   
   [UNPUBLISHED] [Per Curiam - Before Wollman, Melloy and
   Shepherd, Circuit Judges]
   Criminal case - Sentencing. Anders case. The district court did not
   commit any procedural error and did not impose an unreasonable
   sentence.