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U.S. v. Brown

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Dec 3, 2007
256 F. App'x 849 (8th Cir. 2007)

Opinion

No. 07-1430.

Submitted: November 23, 2007.

Filed: December 3, 2007.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

James Edward Lackner, U.S. Attorney's Office Minneapolis, MN, for Appellee.

Andrea K. George, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Katherian D. Roe, Federal Public Defender's Office, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant.

Eric W. Brown, Pekin, IL, pro se.

Before MURPHY, SMITH, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


[UNPUBLISHED]


Eric Brown appeals the 46-month prison sentence imposed by the district court upon revocation of his supervised release. For reversal, Brown argues that his sentence is unreasonable, because the advisory Guidelines revocation range of 46-57 months determined by the district court was calculated based on Brown's commission of a Grade A violation, whereas his underlying conduct — possession of 45 grams of methamphetamine — did not constitute a Grade A violation.

The Honorable David S. Doty, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.

We disagree. Under Minnesota law, Brown's possession of 45 grams of methamphetamine subjected him to imprisonment for up to 30 years, see Minn.Stat. § 152.021, subdivs. 2(1) 3(a), and the Guidelines provide, in relevant part, that a Grade A violation includes "any other federal, state, or local offense that is punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding twenty years," see U.S.S.G. § 7B1.1(a)(1)(B).

Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Brown

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Dec 3, 2007
256 F. App'x 849 (8th Cir. 2007)
Case details for

U.S. v. Brown

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Eric W. BROWN, Appellant

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Date published: Dec 3, 2007

Citations

256 F. App'x 849 (8th Cir. 2007)