United States v. David Zouck , 673 F. App'x 600 ( 2017 )


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  •                  United States Court of Appeals
    For the Eighth Circuit
    ___________________________
    No. 16-1873
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    United States of America
    lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee
    v.
    David Zouck
    lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant
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    Appeal from United States District Court
    for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield
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    Submitted: January 17, 2017
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    [Unpublished]
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    Before LOKEN, BENTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
    ____________
    PER CURIAM.
    David Zouck appeals his conviction and the sentence imposed by the district
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    court following his guilty plea to conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of a
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    The Honorable Roseann A. Ketchmark, United States District Judge for the
    Western District of Missouri.
    substance containing methamphetamine, and to distributing 5 grams or more of
    methamphetamine in violation of 
    21 U.S.C. §§ 846
     and 841(a)(1) and (b)(1). We
    affirm.
    First, Zouck argues that his plea was involuntary and unknowing, but he did
    not move in the district court to withdraw his plea. See United States v. Umanzor,
    
    617 F.3d 1053
    , 1060-61 (8th Cir. 2010). Second, he argues the district court
    erroneously calculated his offense level based on inaccurate information in the
    presentence report (PSR), but the court did not err in relying on PSR recitations to
    which Zouck did not object. See United States v. Wiggins, 
    747 F.3d 959
    , 963 (8th
    Cir. 2014) (standard of review); United States v. Munoz, 
    324 F.3d 987
    , 991-92 (8th
    Cir. 2003). Third, he argues the district court erred by failing to give notice of its
    intent to depart upward, but the sentence imposed was not an upward departure from
    the applicable Sentencing Guidelines range. Cf. Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(h) (notice
    requirement). Fourth, Zouck is incorrect that his concurrent 132-month prison
    sentences were beyond the maximum authorized by law. See 
    21 U.S.C. § 841
    (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B); United States v. Bossany, 
    678 F.3d 603
    , 606 (8th Cir.
    2012) (standard of review). Fifth, we reject Zouck’s claim that the within-
    Guidelines-range sentence was unreasonable. See United States v. Black, 
    670 F.3d 877
    , 882 (8th Cir. 2012) (standard of review). Last, we decline to address on direct
    appeal the claim that counsel provided ineffective assistance. See United States v.
    Hughes, 
    330 F.3d 1068
    , 1069 (8th Cir. 2003).
    Accordingly, we affirm.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 16-1873

Citation Numbers: 673 F. App'x 600

Judges: Loken, Benton, Kelly

Filed Date: 1/19/2017

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 10/19/2024