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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 07-2896 ___________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the v. * District of Nebraska. * Alvin Goodman, Jr., * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: February 4, 2008 Filed: February 5, 2008 ___________ Before BYE, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. In this direct criminal appeal, Alvin Goodman, Jr., challenges the reasonableness of the 12-month prison sentence the district court1 imposed after he pleaded guilty to resisting, opposing, impeding, and interfering with a federal officer, in violation of
18 U.S.C. § 111(a). He argues that the district court committed a clear error of judgment by unduly focusing on his criminal history and inadequately considering his recent law-abiding conduct. 1 The Honorable F. A. Gossett, III, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Nebraska presided over this misdemeanor prosecution pursuant to
18 U.S.C. § 3401. We conclude that Goodman’s 12-month prison sentence is reasonable and not an abuse of the district court’s discretion because the court properly took into account only relevant sentencing factors and did not commit a clear error of judgment in weighing those factors. See
18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) (factors to consider in imposing sentence); Rita v. United States,
127 S. Ct. 2456, 2462-69 (2007) (allowing appellate presumption of reasonableness for sentences within Guidelines range district court’s sentencing analysis was legally sufficient when record showed that court listened to each argument and considered evidence in support of sentence below advisory Guidelines range, even though court did not elaborate on its reasons); United States v. Boss,
493 F.3d 986, 987 (8th Cir. 2007) (reasonableness of sentence reviewed for abuse of discretion); United States v. Haack,
403 F.3d 997, 1003-04 (8th. Cir. 2005) (listing circumstances in which abuse of discretion may occur). Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed. ______________________________ -2-
Document Info
Docket Number: 07-2896
Citation Numbers: 262 F. App'x 730
Filed Date: 2/5/2008
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 1/12/2023