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United States v. Burrell

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Aug 27, 2018
No. 18-1787 (8th Cir. Aug. 27, 2018)

Opinion

No. 18-1787

08-27-2018

United States of America Plaintiff - Appellee v. Denise Burrell Defendant - Appellant


Appeal from United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Waterloo [Unpublished] Before WOLLMAN, GRUENDER, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.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

Denise Burrell directly appeals the supervised-release revocation sentence imposed by the district court. Her revocation sentence is composed of six months in prison and one year of supervised release. On appeal, Burrell argues that the sentence is unreasonable because placement in a residential re-entry center would have been more beneficial to Burrell and the community than incarceration. In addition, her counsel has moved for leave to withdraw.

The Honorable Linda R. Reade, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa. --------

Reviewing Burrell's revocation sentence for an abuse of discretion, see United States v. Growden, 663 F.3d 982, 984 (8th Cir. 2011) (per curiam) (reviewing the reasonableness of a supervised-release revocation sentence under a deferential abuse-of-discretion standard), we conclude that the sentence is not unreasonable, as both the prison term and the supervised-release term are within the statutory limits, the prison term is within the applicable advisory Guidelines range, and the district court imposed the sentence upon considering relevant matters and indicating that incarceration was warranted in light of Burrell's pattern of unsuccessful supervision, see United States v. Petreikis, 551 F.3d 822, 824 (8th Cir. 2009) (applying a presumption of reasonableness to a revocation sentence within the Guidelines range); United States v. White Face, 383 F.3d 733, 740 (8th Cir. 2004) (stating that a district court need not mechanically list every 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factor when sentencing a defendant upon revocation and noting that all that is required is the consideration of relevant matters and some stated reason for the court's decision). We affirm the judgment, and we grant counsel's motion to withdraw.


Summaries of

United States v. Burrell

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Aug 27, 2018
No. 18-1787 (8th Cir. Aug. 27, 2018)
Case details for

United States v. Burrell

Case Details

Full title:United States of America Plaintiff - Appellee v. Denise Burrell Defendant…

Court:United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit

Date published: Aug 27, 2018

Citations

No. 18-1787 (8th Cir. Aug. 27, 2018)