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United States v. Ogle

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jun 27, 2005
415 F.3d 382 (5th Cir. 2005)

Summary

holding when an argument is not raised in appellant's brief, it is considered waived

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Opinion

No. 03-60833. Summary Calendar.

June 27, 2005.

Gaines H. Cleveland, John Arthur Meynardie, Asst. U.S. Attys., Gulfport, MS, for U.S.

John William Weber, III, Gulfport, MS, Samuel Dennis Joiner, Fed. Pub. Def., Jackson, MS, for Ogle.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


In our previous opinion in this case, we affirmed Defendant-Appellant Ogle's conviction and sentence. See United States v. Ogle, 92 Fed.Appx. 996 (5th Cir. 2004) (per curiam) (unpublished). Following our judgment, Ogle filed a petition for certiorari, in which he challenged for the first time the constitutionality of the Sentencing Guidelines as applied to him. The Supreme Court granted Ogle's petition for certiorari, vacated our judgment, and remanded the case to this court for further consideration in light of United States v. Booker, ___ U.S. ___, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). We now reconsider the matter in light of Booker and decide to reinstate our previous judgment affirming Ogle's conviction and sentence.

Because Ogle did not raise any Booker-related challenges to his sentence until his petition for certiorari, we will not review his claim absent extraordinary circumstances. United States v. Taylor, 409 F.3d 675, 676 (5th Cir. 2005). Our cases make it clear that an argument not raised in appellant's original brief as required by FED. R.APP. P. 28 is waived. Appellant argues that based on remarks made by the trial judge at sentencing, he can satisfy the plain-error test discussed in United States v. Mares, 402 F.3d 511, 520-22 (5th Cir. 2005). Even if appellant can satisfy the plain error test, he has not met the even more exacting test required to show the presence of extraordinary circumstances, which requires appellant to show a "possibility of injustice so grave as to warrant disregard of usual procedural rules." McGee v. Estelle, 722 F.2d 1206, 1213 (5th Cir. 1984) (footnote omitted). Accordingly, we decline to consider the merits of his Booker challenge. Having reconsidered our decision pursuant to the Supreme Court's instructions, we REINSTATE OUR JUDGMENT affirming Ogle's conviction and sentence.

See Procter Gamble Co. v. Amway Corp., 376 F.3d 496, 499 (5th Cir. 2004) (party waived argument not included in original brief to panel); Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 225 (5th Cir. 1993). See also 16A C. WRIGHT, A. MILLER E. COOPER, FEDERAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE § 3974.1 at 501 (1999) (issues not raised in appellant's initial brief normally will not be considered by the court); FED. R.App. P. 28(a)(9)(A) which states that an appellant's brief must contain "appellant's contentions and the reasons for them, with citations to the authorities and parts of the record on which the appellant relies."


Summaries of

United States v. Ogle

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jun 27, 2005
415 F.3d 382 (5th Cir. 2005)

holding when an argument is not raised in appellant's brief, it is considered waived

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holding an argument not raised in appellant’s brief is waived

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stating that Booker issues were waived "[b]ecause [defendant] did not raise any Booker-related challenges to his sentence until his petition for certiorari" and because in his certiorari petition he "challenged for the first time the constitutionality of the Sentencing Guidelines as applied to him"

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Case details for

United States v. Ogle

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James O. OGLE…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jun 27, 2005

Citations

415 F.3d 382 (5th Cir. 2005)

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