United States v. Steward

The Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's sentence, holding that defendant's previous conviction for Oklahoma voluntary manslaughter qualified as a crime of violence under both versions of the Guidelines (2015 and 2016). In this case, defendant was convicted of sex trafficking of a child and sentenced as a career offender. The court explained that the Oklahoma voluntary manslaughter satisfied the generic definition of manslaughter. Furthermore, there was no Ex Post Facto Clause issue as to defendant's sentence and he was properly sentenced as a career offender. View "United States v. Steward" on Justia Law