United States v. Lawrence J. Lapinsky , 156 F. App'x 873 ( 2005 )


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  •                      United States Court of Appeals
    FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
    ___________
    No. 04-3571
    ___________
    United States of America,                 *
    *
    Appellee,                    *
    * Appeal from the United States
    v.                                  * District Court for the
    * District of Minnesota.
    Lawrence Joseph Lapinsky,                 *
    * [UNPUBLISHED]
    Appellant.                   *
    ___________
    Submitted: December 7, 2005
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    ___________
    Before MURPHY, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
    ___________
    PER CURIAM.
    Lawrence Lapinsky pleaded guilty in May 1989 to being a felon in possession
    of a firearm, in violation of 
    18 U.S.C. § 922
    (g)(1); due to prior qualifying convictions,
    he received a mandatory minimum 15-year sentence under 
    18 U.S.C. § 924
    (e)(1), and
    3 years supervised release. The offense was therefore a Class C felony. See 
    18 U.S.C. §§ 922
    (g), 924(e)(1) (15-year mandatory minimum sentence for violation of
    § 922(g)(1) if defendant has 3 prior convictions for violent felonies or serious drug
    offenses); 
    18 U.S.C. § 3559
    (a)(3) (offense classification). While Lapinsky was
    serving the supervised release portion of his sentence, the district court1 revoked
    Lapinsky’s supervised release upon his admission of several violations of his release
    conditions, and imposed a new 12-month sentence. Lapinsky now appeals, and his
    counsel has moved to withdraw.
    Contrary to counsel’s suggestion, a final revocation hearing was held and the
    prison term was within authorized limits. Further, the district court considered
    appropriate factors in imposing the revocation sentence. See 
    18 U.S.C. § 3583
    (e)(3)
    (requiring consideration of 
    18 U.S.C. § 3553
    (a) factors; authorizing up to 2 years
    imprisonment upon revocation of supervised release where original offense is Class
    C felony). We conclude that Lapinsky’s sentence is not unreasonable. See United
    States v. Tyson, 
    413 F.3d 824
    , 825 (8th Cir. 2005) (per curiam) (standard of review).
    Accordingly, we affirm, and we also grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.
    ______________________________
    1
    The Honorable David S. Doty, United States District Judge for the District of
    Minnesota.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 04-3571

Citation Numbers: 156 F. App'x 873

Judges: Murphy, Colloton, Benton

Filed Date: 12/9/2005

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024