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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 05-1376 ___________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Arkansas. Frankie Allen Whaley, Jr., * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: November 25, 2005 Filed: December 6, 2005 ___________ Before MELLOY, MAGILL, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Frankie Whaley appeals the 96-month sentence the district court1 imposed after he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. See
18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Citing United States v. Booker,
543 U.S. 220(2005), Whaley argues that the district court effectively treated the Sentencing Guidelines as mandatory by imposing a sentence within the calculated Guidelines range, and that the court violated the Sixth Amendment by enhancing his sentence based on judge-found facts as to his prior convictions. 1 The Honorable George Howard, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. We have already rejected a similar Sixth Amendment challenge, see United States v. Torres-Alvarado,
416 F.3d 808(8th Cir. 2005), and we conclude there was no Booker error because the district court calculated the Guidelines sentencing range properly, treated the Guidelines as advisory, and imposed a sentence that was not unreasonable, see United States v. Pirani,
406 F.3d 543, 551 (8th Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied,
126 S.Ct. 266(2005). Accordingly, we affirm. ______________________________ -2-
Document Info
Docket Number: 05-1376
Citation Numbers: 156 F. App'x 867
Judges: Melloy, Magill, Gruender
Filed Date: 12/6/2005
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 11/5/2024