United States v. John Mitchell Morrow ( 1996 )


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  •                                      ___________
    No. 96-2378
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    United States of America,                *
    *
    Appellee,                  *   Appeal from the United States
    *   District Court for the
    v.                                  *   Northern District of Iowa.
    *
    John Mitchell Morrow,                    *         [UNPUBLISHED]
    *
    Appellant.                 *
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    Submitted:      September 10, 1996
    Filed:   September 16, 1996
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    Before BOWMAN, BRIGHT, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.
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    PER CURIAM.
    John Mitchell Morrow pled guilty to one misdemeanor count of failure
    to file an income tax return.         The District Court1 sentenced him to six
    months of imprisonment and a year of supervised release.           The court also
    ordered Morrow to pay a $1,000 fine and a $25 assessment.
    Morrow appeals.         He argues that the District Court abused its
    discretion in imposing a term of imprisonment rather than a sentence of
    probation.     We conclude that Morrow's sentence to a six-month term of
    imprisonment is not reviewable since it is within the guideline range to
    which he stipulated.       See United States v.
    1
    Honorable John A. Jarvey, United States Magistrate Judge for
    the Northern District of Iowa, who presided over the case with
    Morrow's written consent pursuant to 
    18 U.S.C. § 3401
    (b).
    Dugan,   
    912 F.2d 942
    ,   944   (8th   Cir.   1990)   (holding    sentence   within
    applicable guideline range not reviewable on appeal).                  Moreover, even if
    Morrow's sentence were reviewable, when we consider his criminal history
    it is clear that the District Court did not abuse its discretion in
    ordering prison rather than probation.
    The judgment of the District Court is affirmed.
    A true copy.
    Attest:
    CLERK, U. S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 96-2378

Filed Date: 9/16/1996

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 4/18/2021