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United States v. Turtle

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Apr 30, 2020
No. 19-3459 (8th Cir. Apr. 30, 2020)

Opinion

No. 19-3459

04-30-2020

United States of America Plaintiff - Appellee v. Todd Allen Turtle Defendant - Appellant


Appeal from United States District Court for the District of South Dakota - Sioux Falls [Unpublished] Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM.

Todd Tuttle appeals a within-Guidelines-range sentence of 10 months in prison for violating the conditions of supervised release. He challenges both the decision to revoke supervised release and the substantive reasonableness of the resulting sentence. His attorney also seeks permission to withdraw.

We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion when it revoked supervised release. See United States v. Edwards, 400 F.3d 591, 592 (8th Cir. 2005) (per curiam) (holding that there was no abuse of discretion when the defendant admitted to violating a supervised-release condition). Nor is Tuttle's sentence substantively unreasonable. See United States v. Miller, 557 F.3d 910, 917 (8th Cir. 2009) (applying an abuse-of-discretion standard); United States v. Perkins, 526 F.3d 1107, 1110 (8th Cir. 2008) (stating that a within-Guidelines-range sentence is presumptively reasonable). The record establishes that the district court sufficiently considered the statutory sentencing factors, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3553(a), 3583(e)(3), and did not rely on an improper factor or commit a clear error of judgment. See United States v. Larison, 432 F.3d 921, 923-24 (8th Cir. 2006). Accordingly, we affirm the judgment and grant counsel permission to withdraw.

The Honorable Lawrence L. Piersol, United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota.


Summaries of

United States v. Turtle

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Apr 30, 2020
No. 19-3459 (8th Cir. Apr. 30, 2020)
Case details for

United States v. Turtle

Case Details

Full title:United States of America Plaintiff - Appellee v. Todd Allen Turtle…

Court:United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit

Date published: Apr 30, 2020

Citations

No. 19-3459 (8th Cir. Apr. 30, 2020)