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United States v. Roberts

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Mar 31, 2021
No. 20-2479 (8th Cir. Mar. 31, 2021)

Opinion

No. 20-2479

03-31-2021

United States of America Plaintiff - Appellee v. Brunson Roberts Defendant - Appellant


Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Central [Unpublished] Before GRUENDER, WOLLMAN, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM.

Brunson Roberts appeals after the district court revoked his supervised release and imposed a 30-month prison sentence. His counsel has moved to withdraw, and has filed a brief arguing that the court abused its discretion in sentencing Roberts.

The Honorable Billy Roy Wilson, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

At the revocation hearing, the district court found that Roberts had committed a Grade A violation, and the court imposed a sentence below the applicable advisory Guidelines range. After careful review of the record, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing Roberts. See United States v. Miller, 557 F.3d 910, 915-16 (8th Cir. 2009) (abuse-of-discretion review); United States v. Perkins, 526 F.3d 1107, 1110-11 (8th Cir. 2008) (stating that in determining whether the district court has considered relevant sentencing factors, this court reviews the entire sentencing record); see also United States v. Lazarski, 560 F.3d 731, 733 (8th Cir. 2009) (noting that when the court imposed a below-Guidelines-range sentence, it was "nearly inconceivable" that the court abused its discretion in not varying downward still further). Accordingly, we affirm, and we grant counsel's motion to withdraw.


Summaries of

United States v. Roberts

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Mar 31, 2021
No. 20-2479 (8th Cir. Mar. 31, 2021)
Case details for

United States v. Roberts

Case Details

Full title:United States of America Plaintiff - Appellee v. Brunson Roberts Defendant…

Court:United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit

Date published: Mar 31, 2021

Citations

No. 20-2479 (8th Cir. Mar. 31, 2021)