Filed: Jan. 25, 2006
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _ No. 05-2219 _ United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Northern District of Iowa. Ronald H. Tucker, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellant. * _ Submitted: January 5, 2006 Filed: January 25, 2006 _ Before BYE, McMILLIAN,1 and RILEY, Circuit Judges. _ PER CURIAM. Ronald H. Tucker appeals from the final judgment entered in the District Court2 for the Northern District of Iowa upon the revocat
Summary: United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _ No. 05-2219 _ United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Northern District of Iowa. Ronald H. Tucker, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellant. * _ Submitted: January 5, 2006 Filed: January 25, 2006 _ Before BYE, McMILLIAN,1 and RILEY, Circuit Judges. _ PER CURIAM. Ronald H. Tucker appeals from the final judgment entered in the District Court2 for the Northern District of Iowa upon the revocati..
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United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 05-2219
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United States of America, *
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Appellee, *
* Appeal from the United States
v. * District Court for the
* Northern District of Iowa.
Ronald H. Tucker, *
* [UNPUBLISHED]
Appellant. *
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Submitted: January 5, 2006
Filed: January 25, 2006
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Before BYE, McMILLIAN,1 and RILEY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Ronald H. Tucker appeals from the final judgment entered in the District Court2
for the Northern District of Iowa upon the revocation of his supervised release. The
district court sentenced Tucker to nine months in prison. For reversal, Tucker argues
that the sentence imposed is unreasonable under the standard of review announced in
1
The Honorable Theodore McMillian died on January 18, 2006. This opinion
is being filed by the remaining judges of the panel pursuant to 8th Cir. Rule 47E.
2
The Honorable Linda R. Reade, United States District Judge for the Northern
District of Iowa.
United States v. Booker,
543 U.S. 220 (2005). His counsel has moved to withdraw.
For the reasons discussed below, we grant counsel’s motion and affirm.
We conclude that the sentence imposed is not unreasonable. See United States
v. Tyson,
413 F.3d 824, 825 (8th Cir. 2005) (per curiam). A sentence of nine months
in prison represents the middle of the range recommended by the policy statements
in the Sentencing Guidelines, and it is supported by the fact that several non-prison
options (outpatient drug treatment, inpatient drug treatment, and time in a community
corrections center) had failed to stop Tucker’s ongoing use of crack cocaine.
Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm the
judgment of the district court.
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